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Syrian state TV: Damascus blast struck as ministers met

BEIRUT - Syrian state television said a "terrorist explosion" which struck a national security building in Damascus on Wednesday occurred as government ministers were meeting officials.
"The terrorist explosion which targeted the national security building in Damascus occurred during a meeting of ministers and a number of heads of (security) agencies," the television.
Activists contacted by telephone reported an increased security presence around a hospital near the site of the reported explosion in northern Damascus.