First Report: Car bomb explodes near British Embassy in Damascus

Israeli Media ^ | 4/27/2004

[yonif]

Car bomb explodes near British Embassy in Damascus. Shots and explosions are being heard in the capital. Israel media reporting, Channel 2 Israel and other sources.

[kjam22]

Syria is the real deal. They want the WMD.

There's probably some truth to that.

[mcshot]

Great response!
I wonder if that time is near.
Thx,
mc

[yonif]

AP - British Foreign Ministry has confirmed explosions and firing in Damascus

Report from Ynet: Police exchanging fire with armed men

[oceanview]

15 blasts? any talk of gas?

[KQQL]

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[victoryatallcosts]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46540-2004Apr27.html

The British are ok, Reuters reports. Closer to the Iranian Embassy.

[HAL9000]

APNewsAlert - LONDON - Britain's Foreign Office confirms explosion and shooting in Damascus, Syria near its ambassador's residence; no British casualties.

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

With more visa`s. Just come on in and give us your poor.

[Sub-Driver]

Reports: Blasts Heard in Syrian Capital Damascus
By REUTERS

Filed at 2:02 p.m. ET

DUBAI (Reuters) - Blasts and heavy shooting shook the Syrian capital, Damascus, late Tuesday, Arab television stations reported.

Al Jazeera television said the blasts and shooting were heard from a western district of Damascus where it said the British ambassador's residence and the Saudi embassy are located.

Al Arabiya quoted its correspondent as reporting explosions were heard in the city. They gave no further details.

A British Foreign Office spokeswoman in London said the explosion took place on a street close to the Iranian Ambassador's residence.

``It is closer to the Iranian ambassador's residence than it is to our ambassador's residence... (There were no) injuries to UK embassy staff but our staff are in the process of assessing the situation,'' he said.

``There was no damage to the British embassy.''

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-syria-blasts.html?pagewanted=print&position=

[Dog]

Not Kobe....:-)

Fox had a report a little while ago..

[Cap Huff]

That plan won't fail. Guaranteed.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Just a possible alternate theory on why the shi'ite is hitting the fan over in Damascus today.

The islamic Syrians and the Kurds in Syria have been at each others throats for a while.

[OXENinFLA]

Now I think I know why RUMMY's 1:15 Press breifing hasn't come on yet.

[LikeLight]

Debka (hey, it's in their backyard): Damascus hospitals placed on the ready. DEBKAfile’s sources add: Initial accounts indicate area of British ambassador’s residence, Canadian and Saudi embassies in W. Damascus targeted in series of terrorist attacks by car bombs and gun squads. More details awaited.

[glock rocks]

Fox: Syrian TV reporting
Syrian security forces fighting armed terrorist band

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

More misdirection.

[johnfrink]

If it's the Iranian embassy they were after, all bets are off. Iran is one of a small handful of countries that AQ would not attack (North Korea and Cuba--excluding Gitmo--being the others). If it's Iran...I'm a bit amazed and startled.

[Catspaw]

Syrian security forces fighting armed terrorist band

The irony....how can they tell which is which?

[oceanview]

the Kurds are not known to conduct AQ style operations like this.

[kjam22]

The irony....how can they tell which is which?

Color coded suicide belts.