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| Deadly car bomb hits funeral in Damascus suburb | Deadly car bomb hits funeral in Damascus suburb |
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| Twelve people have been killed by a car bomb at a funeral in the Jaramana suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, state TV has reported. | Twelve people have been killed by a car bomb at a funeral in the Jaramana suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, state TV has reported. |
| Injuries were also reported, with state media saying 48 people were wounded. | Injuries were also reported, with state media saying 48 people were wounded. |
| The funeral was for two supporters of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, according to a UK-based opposition group. | The funeral was for two supporters of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, according to a UK-based opposition group. |
| Activists estimate over 20,000 people have died since March 2011, with over a million thought to be displaced. | Activists estimate over 20,000 people have died since March 2011, with over a million thought to be displaced. |
| The two who were being buried had reportedly been killed in a bomb attack on Monday. | The two who were being buried had reportedly been killed in a bomb attack on Monday. |
| A taxi had been used to carry the bomb, according to state-run news agency Sana. | A taxi had been used to carry the bomb, according to state-run news agency Sana. |
| The suburb of Jaramana where the blast occurred is predominantly populated by Druze, who follow an offshoot of Shia Islam. | |
| Pictures of the aftermath of the bombing showed several destroyed vehicles and damage to surrounding buildings. | |
| Refugee influx | |
| Violence continued across Syria on Tuesday, with reports of shelling around Damascus and fighting in the northern province of Idlib. | Violence continued across Syria on Tuesday, with reports of shelling around Damascus and fighting in the northern province of Idlib. |
| Several districts to the east of Damascus came under heavy attack, activists said, as government forces step up efforts to clear the area of anti-government forces. | |
| Over the weekend, more than 200 people were reported killed in the town of Darayya near Damascus, the latest in a series of mass killings which have shocked Syrians. | |
| Clashes were also reported on Tuesday in Idlib province, with activists saying 13 people had been killed by an air strike in the town of Kafr Nabl. | |
| Meanwhile, the number of refugees fleeing into Turkey from Syria could reach 200,000, the UN's refugee agency has warned. | |
| In the past two weeks, 5,000 people have been crossing the border every day, compared with 500 a day earlier in the month, according to the UNHCR. | |
| The Turkish authorities are planning to set up extra camps for the refugees but have warned they may soon run out of space. | |
| Turkey already plays host to almost 80,000 Syrian refugees and has called on the international community to help share the burden. | |
| Turkish officials have suggested the UN may need to create safe zones in Syria to cope with the influx. |