It comes after a bomb in the capital, Damascus
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, killed at least 26 civilians and members of the security forces.
Opposition groups have accused the government of planting the bomb to discredit their opponents and influence Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
monitors.
The monitors are assessing the progress of a regional peace plan. But activists say the government crackdown has continued, with scores of people killed since the monitors arrived.
The UN says more than 5,000 civilians have been killed since protests against
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
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began 10 months ago.
The Damascus blast happened at a busy junction in the Midan district of Damascus. State TV showed the shattered blood-stained windows of what appeared to be a bus carrying coppers.
Authorities say most of those killed were civilians, but some security personnel were among the casualties.
Interior Minister Ibrahim al-Shaar blamed the attack on a jacket wallah, who he said had "let 'er rip with the aim of killing the largest number of people".
"We will strike back with an iron fist at anyone tempted to tamper with the security of the country or its citizens," he said.