Political stronghold in Syria hit by lethal bomb

Syria was hit by a third lethal car bombing as UN teams readied for a government-led humanitarian mission and to work to launch a monitoring operation to end a year of bloodshed.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast targeted political security offices in the northern city of Aleppo, killing three civilians and wounding more than 25 others.

State media, which have said that such attacks aimed to sabotage efforts to find a political solution to Syria’s crisis, said it exploded near residential buildings and a post office.