Violence spreads in Syria as car bomb hits Aleppo

Just a day after two back-to-back car bombs ripped through Damascus, the largest Syrian city Aleppo got hit by a deadly car bomb on Sunday which killed at least two and injured 30 others. The blast was reported to be in a residential area close to a state security office in Aleppo. Speculation is that, the cities which have largely remained insulated from Syrian unrest and back President Bashar-Al-Asaad regime are now getting caught in the violence. This is the fifth attack on the regime in Syria in the recent months. Like Damascus, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

While the government blames the recent spate of car bomb blasts in Syria on terrorists, anti-government activists not only deny such claims, they have alleged these attacks are government sponsored. They criticize the regime for trying to marginalize them by portraying them as ‘foreign-inspired terrorists’. However, the United States officials have indicated that there could be possible involvement of Al Queda backed Islamic militants.

It is being claimed that Aleppo police have managed to minimize casualties by acting on tip off about the car bomb blast. The explosion happened while moving the booby-trapped car to an isolated location killing a police and a civilian.