Bomb explodes at the headquarters of Syrian state television.

A bomb exploded on the third floor of the Syrian state television and radio headquarters in Damascus on August 6, the Associated Press reported, citing local television news.Syria.

The rubble remaining at al-Ikhbariya television station after the bombing on July 27. Photo: Reuters

Three people were injured in the explosion. Television station is currently broadcasting the news.SyriaBroadcasting continued as normal, and the al-Ikhbariya television channel showed footage of station staff watching their injured colleagues being cared for.

In July, a gunman attacked the offices of al-Ikhbariya Television in the south.DamascusThis resulted in seven deaths. The national television station is located in a different location, Umawiyeen Square, closer to the center of the capital.

RebelsSyriahave captured several areas atDamascusIn recent weeks, but were subsequently driven out of the capital by the army. Currently, 20,000 government troops are engaged in fierce fighting with rebels for control of Syria's second-largest city, Aleppo.

On August 6, the armed Islamist group Al Nusra Front also claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and murder of Syrian state television employee Mohamde al-Saeed and threatened to carry out further attacks against those "serving the al-Assad regime (Syrian President Bashar al-Assad)," according to Eastday.com. Al-Saeed was kidnapped in mid-July and "has been executed," Eastday quoted Al Nusra Front as saying in a statement.

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