25 dead, 175 wounded in Syria's Aleppo blast

Xinhua's correspondent in Damascus reported initial information showed that at least 19 government troops were among the dead, including 11 security agents died in the first explosion at a military security compound and eight law-enforcement members in the second attack against a barrack.

The local Sham FM cited some western media as saying the Free Syrian Army (FSA), under which the allegedly army defectors grouped, claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Meanwhile, Syria's state TV aired footages of the blast site, showing some remains of bodies on the streets, some belonging to children who were playing at a nearby park, as well as some damaged buildings in the area.    

The explosions are the first two to have occurred in Aleppo, the second largest city and the economic power house of Syria; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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