What the records say
- When
- 6 Jan 2012
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 33.48° N, 36.28° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, January 2012 al-Midan bombing.
Summary
2011–2012 Syrian uprising: According to Syrian state media, 26 people are killed and 63 wounded when a suicide bomber blows himself up at a police station in Damascus. The Syrian opposition blames the Syrian government for orchestrating the attack, and alleges that they have leaked information from security forces that Aleppo is next.
January 2012 al-Midan bombing
2012 suicide bombing in Damascus, Syria
On 6 January 2012, a bomb exploded in the Al-Midan district of Damascus, Syria. According to the Syrian government, a suicide bomber attacked buses carrying riot police shortly before an anti-government protest was to begin. It said that 26 people were killed and over 60 were injured.
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