Back تفجير مبنى الأمن القومي السوري Arabic Atentado en Damasco de julio de 2012 Spanish Attentat de Damas du 18 juillet 2012 French המתקפה על מטה הביטחון הלאומי הסורי HE Pengeboman Damaskus 18 Juli 2012 ID Temmuz 2012 Şam Saldırısı Turkish 2012年7月大马士革炸弹袭击事件 Chinese
| 18 July 2012 Damascus bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2012 Battle of Damascus during the Syrian Civil War | |
  Rawda Square | |
| Location | Rawda Square, Damascus, Syria |
| Coordinates | 33°30′51″N 36°16′43″E / 33.51417°N 36.27861°E |
| Date | 18 July 2012 |
| Target | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Cabinet members[1] |
Attack type | Assassination |
| Deaths | At least 4[2][3][4][5] |
| Injured | At least 2[6] |
| Perpetrators | Undetermined |
The 18 July 2012 Damascus bombing of the National Security headquarters in Rawda Square, Damascus, killed and injured a number of top military and security officials of the Syrian government. Among the dead were the Syrian defense minister[2] and deputy defense minister.[3] The bombing occurred during the Syrian revolution , and is considered to be one of the most notorious events to affect the conflict. Syrian state-controlled television reported that it was a suicide attack while the opposition claimed it was a remotely detonated bomb. The bombing remains unsolved.
- ^ Blomfield, Adrian (18 July 2012). "Syria: Assad 'facing the end' after Damascus bomb attacks". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Syria's defense minister killed in Damascus suicide bombing: State TV". Al Arabiya. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Syrian TV confirms Assef Shawkat was killed in bombing". Ynetnews. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Syria blast strikes at heart of Assad's rule". Al Jazeera. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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