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Twin explosions rocked security installations in the Syria city of Aleppo, Syrian TV reported on Friday leaving many people dead and wounded on the scene.

According to press reports the blasts targeted the regime’s security forces. The Syrian news agency Sana reported that “terrorist attacks” hit a building of the military intelligence and a police brigade headquarters. Unofficial reports spoke about 30 dead and 195 wounded . According to reports, among the casualties are civilians and military personnel.

The background of the recent explosions is unclear. In the past similar cases, the regime accused “terrorists” of being behind the blasts. Opponents of President Bashar al-Assad claim the regime is responsible for the attacks. Some sources said residents have witnessed “suspicious behavior” ahead of one of the blasts. They added that government troops after the detonations fired several shots in order to give the impression that there had been a skirmish between them and the terrorists.

The northern Syrian city of Aleppo is considered the commercial center of the country. So far, it remained relatively quiet.

Meanwhile, more than 135 civilians were killed Thursday by the regime forces, most of them in the city of Homs. Syrian troops pounded Homs on Thursday, the sixth day of a massive assault intended to bend the rebellious city. From Saturday to Wednesday evening, more than 400 civilians were killed, according to opposition sources. In addition, seven members of the security forces were killed and 12 wounded in an ambush by deserters on the road between Deraa (south) and Damascus.

Elsewhere, troops have been conducting operations in other towns such as in Deir ez-Zor, Zabadani, Madaya (40 kilometers north of Damascus) and Idleb (northwest).

According to opposition activists, several hundred people were killed in the past week in Homs, a city located in the center of the country. The Syrian authorities claim security forces are fighting “armed terrorist groups” in the city.

Moreover, Germany has ordered the expulsion of four Syrian diplomats from its territory. The German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said the four members of the Syrian embassy now have three days to leave Germany. The case is related to the Syrian regime’s activities against opposition activists who live in Germany.

The four diplomats are three men and one woman who were employed at the Syrian embassy. Westerwelle mentioned that earlier this week, two Syrian spies were detained in Germany.

At the same time, Libya has given Syria’s top envoy and embassy staff 72 hours to leave the country.

UPDATE

SANA: Syrian Ministry of Health said bodies of 30 martyrs and more than 200 injured people were admitted to the national hospital of Aleppo.