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| Syria crisis: Suicide bomb 'kills dozens' in Hama province | Syria crisis: Suicide bomb 'kills dozens' in Hama province |
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| A suicide bomber targeting Syrian pro-government forces has killed many people in the central province of Hama, state news agency Sana reports. | |
| Activists say dozens of people - including both pro-regime militiamen and civilians - were killed in the blast in the town of Salmiyeh. | Activists say dozens of people - including both pro-regime militiamen and civilians - were killed in the blast in the town of Salmiyeh. |
| Both Sana and activists also reported deadly fighting in Damascus on Monday. | Both Sana and activists also reported deadly fighting in Damascus on Monday. |
| The ongoing violence has led Russia to send two planes to Beirut to fly home Russians who have fled the conflict. | The ongoing violence has led Russia to send two planes to Beirut to fly home Russians who have fled the conflict. |
| Russia's emergency situations ministry said more than 100 people were expected to board the aircraft on Tuesday. | Russia's emergency situations ministry said more than 100 people were expected to board the aircraft on Tuesday. |
| It would be the first such airlift since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011. Moscow has been a staunch ally. | It would be the first such airlift since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011. Moscow has been a staunch ally. |
| The UN said recently that more than 60,000 people had been killed since the uprising began in March 2011. | The UN said recently that more than 60,000 people had been killed since the uprising began in March 2011. |
| Stalled peace effort | Stalled peace effort |
| In the latest violence, Sana said a "suicide terrorist" had detonated a car bomb in the centre of Salmiyeh. | In the latest violence, Sana said a "suicide terrorist" had detonated a car bomb in the centre of Salmiyeh. |
| The attack caused "many martyrs" among residents, the agency said. | The attack caused "many martyrs" among residents, the agency said. |
| The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, said the bombing occurred near the headquarters of a pro-regime militia, and that the dead included 30 militiamen. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, said the bombing occurred near the headquarters of a pro-regime militia, and that the dead included 30 militiamen. |
| The observatory, which says its reports are impartial, also said seven people died in the fighting between government and rebel forces in Damascus. | The observatory, which says its reports are impartial, also said seven people died in the fighting between government and rebel forces in Damascus. |
| Sana said the violence focused on the Douma district and that several "terrorists" had been killed. | Sana said the violence focused on the Douma district and that several "terrorists" had been killed. |
| In a separate development on Monday, the chief of the Arab League, Nabil al-Arabi, said UN efforts to help resolve the Syrian crisis had faltered. | In a separate development on Monday, the chief of the Arab League, Nabil al-Arabi, said UN efforts to help resolve the Syrian crisis had faltered. |
| "Contacts made by the special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi have so far not yielded a flicker of hope to put this crisis on the exit track," Mr al-Arabi said on Monday at an economic summit in Saudi Arabia. | "Contacts made by the special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi have so far not yielded a flicker of hope to put this crisis on the exit track," Mr al-Arabi said on Monday at an economic summit in Saudi Arabia. |
| Earlier this month, talks in Geneva between Mr Brahimi and senior US and Russian diplomats ended without a breakthrough. | Earlier this month, talks in Geneva between Mr Brahimi and senior US and Russian diplomats ended without a breakthrough. |
| The talks had been aimed at discussing how to implement a plan proposed last June by the Action Group for Syria, which called for an immediate cessation of violence and the establishment of a transitional government. | The talks had been aimed at discussing how to implement a plan proposed last June by the Action Group for Syria, which called for an immediate cessation of violence and the establishment of a transitional government. |
| Responding to a question after the meeting, Mr Brahimi said: "If you are asking whether there is a solution around the corner, I'm not sure that is the case." | Responding to a question after the meeting, Mr Brahimi said: "If you are asking whether there is a solution around the corner, I'm not sure that is the case." |