Statue of Hafez al-Assad (the father of current President Bashar al-Assad) in Aleppo Syria, site of Fridays bomb attacks. Photo: wiki commons.

CNN – Twin blasts tore through government buildings in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, fueling official claims that “terrorists” and not government forces are causing the violence that has left thousands dead across the country.

The explosions at two security force buildings happened the same day that tens of thousands of Syrians across the country demonstrated against Russia for its veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the violence.

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