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Meanwhile elsewhere in the country BBC reports: (Note bit about Iran "pilgrims"...)
Hours earlier, state TV said a bomb had gone off at the Syrian state TV and radio building in Damascus, wounding three people.
Footage shows inside the blast-hit state TV building, as Jim Muir reports
A BBC Arabic reporter in the capital said the explosion in Umawiyeen Square had "ripped the floor" but transmission was unaffected.
Pro-government forces have regained control of areas of Damascus seized by rebels in recent weeks but the rebels are continuing to hold out in the second city, Aleppo.
Opposition activists reported an intense bombardment of parts of Aleppo on Monday as 20,000 troops surround the northern city.
A spokeswoman for the exiled opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) told French radio station Europe1 that Aleppo was undoubtedly facing "carnage".
Meanwhile, Iran has strongly denied that 48 Iranians seized by Syrian rebels at the weekend include members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Rebels posted an online video of the Iranians on Sunday, saying they had been seized from a bus in Damascus the day before.
The rebels alleged they were on a reconnaissance mission in the capital.
Tehran, a key ally of President Assad, says they were visiting a renowned Shia pilgrimage site and has appealed to Turkey and Qatar to help secure their release. A rebel commander said their documents were still being checked.
Footage shows inside the blast-hit state TV building, as Jim Muir reports
A BBC Arabic reporter in the capital said the explosion in Umawiyeen Square had "ripped the floor" but transmission was unaffected.
Pro-government forces have regained control of areas of Damascus seized by rebels in recent weeks but the rebels are continuing to hold out in the second city, Aleppo.
Opposition activists reported an intense bombardment of parts of Aleppo on Monday as 20,000 troops surround the northern city.
A spokeswoman for the exiled opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) told French radio station Europe1 that Aleppo was undoubtedly facing "carnage".
Meanwhile, Iran has strongly denied that 48 Iranians seized by Syrian rebels at the weekend include members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Rebels posted an online video of the Iranians on Sunday, saying they had been seized from a bus in Damascus the day before.
The rebels alleged they were on a reconnaissance mission in the capital.
Tehran, a key ally of President Assad, says they were visiting a renowned Shia pilgrimage site and has appealed to Turkey and Qatar to help secure their release. A rebel commander said their documents were still being checked.
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