The Syrian opposition on Friday blamed President Bashar al-Assad's regime for a bombing in the capital Damascus that killed 26 people, according to the state news agency. A bomber blew himself up at a traffic intersection in a residential area, wounding 60 people, mainly civilians, the reportsaid. The blast took place near an elementary school in al-Midanquarter, in central Damascus, state television reported. "The regime is fully responsible for this bombing," opposition politician Kamal al-Lubwani told broadcaster Al Arabiya from Jordan. "The same regime is responsible for every drop of blood being shed on Syrian land." Syrian television showed people collecting remains of bodies in black plastic bags from the streets, damaged cars and buses.
