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Syria: Top Cleric Among Dozens Killed in Damascus Blast

HeadlineMar 22, 2013

At least 42 people are dead following a massive explosion inside a mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus. More than 80 people were wounded. Among those killed was the country’s leading Sunni cleric, Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti, who was a top supporter of President Bashar al-Assad.

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