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Dozens Killed in Syrian Bombing

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        The civil war in Syria taking more lives.  Dozens of civilians reportedly killed during an air raid in Damascus.

 Amateur video posted to the internet showing the carnage -- at least 30 civilians killed after Syrian war planes bomb the Nawras gas station in the Damascus suburb of Muleiha.  Dozens more were wounded. 

Activists blaming the attack on Syrian president Bashar Assad's forces.  The video showing burned and dismembered bodies as people on the scene curse Assad.

Activists claim the attack was timed to coincide with the arrival of a fuel consignment that brought large crowds to the gas station.