At least 40 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in a double-suicide car combing in the Syrian capital Damascus. Syrian authorities say most of the dead were civilians. It was the first attack of its kind to hit Damascus since the Syrian uprising broke out nine months ago. Violence, meanwhile, continues in other parts of Syria, where government forces are attempting to crush opposition protests. Eight people were reportedly killed in the city of Homs after government forces fired on protesters leaving a mosque.