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A bomb blast in the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed at least two people, according to reports.

Syrian state news agency Sana said a suicide bomber had blown himself up in al-Jisr al-Abyad district.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said
two people had been killed in the attack. State media put the death toll
higher.

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