Trio of bombings in Syria; many dead and injured

A car bomb shook central Damascus on Feb. 21, exploding near the headquarters of the ruling Baath party and the Russian Embassy, eyewitnesses and opposition activists said.

The bomb was one of at least three attacks in the heart of the city on Thursday. A second blast shook another neighborhood and mortar rounds exploded near the Syrian Army General Command.

Pictured: Syrian security agents carried an injured person following a huge explosion that shook central Damascus on Feb. 21.

Syrian policemen and Red crescent members inspected the area of a large explosion in Damascus.

State media reported a ‘’’errorist explosion’’ which took many lives. The blast occurred in the Mazraa district of the city.

Men were helped out of a burning factory through a hole in a wall after trying to put out a fire that resulted from jet shelling in the al-Meyasar district of Aleppo on Feb. 21.

A man entered a burning factory to try to put out a fire that resulted from jet shelling in the al-Meyasar district of Aleppo.

Two school satchels were amongst the debris close to the explosion site.

Syrian men inspected the area next to destroyed cars and other damage.

Flames and smoke rose from burned cars following the huge explosion.

Wounded Syrians received treatment in their hospital beds in Damascus.

A smoke cloud rose around the wreckage.

As the smoke cleared the air locals surveyed the scene of devastation in Damascus.

Men tried to help a man who was injured after the explosion in central Damascus.

Injured Syrians sat on the ground while flames and smoke rose from burned cars.