Two Bombs Explode in Damascus, Press TV Reporter Killed

Local Editor

Two bombs have exploded near the chief of staff headquarters in the center of the Syrian capital, Damascus, causing only material damage and no casualties, the Syrian state TV reports.

The blasts occurred near Umayyad Square early Wednesday, and were followed by gunfire in several districts of Damascus. The terrorist Free Syrian Army has reportedly claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks.
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoebi has declared that the twin blasts caused no casualties.

Also on Wednesday, the Syrian army clashed with a group of insurgents who tried to attack a television building in Damascus.
While covering the attack, Press TV staff were attacked by insurgents in the scene. The Iranian English-language news network's correspondent Maya Naser was killed, and injured its Damascus Bureau Chief Hossein Morteza.
Naser was shot and killed by a sniper.

"We hold Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who provide weapons and militants to kill civilians, military personnel and journalists, responsible for killing Maya," Press TV's News Room Director Hamid Reza Emadi said.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011. Damascus says outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorists are behind the unrest, but the opposition accuses the security forces of being behind the violence.

Source: Press TV, edited by moqawama.org