Bomb explodes near police HQ in day of Syrian chaos

A car bomb exploded near the police headquarters in central Damascus yesterday, killing at least one person and damaging buildings, Syria’s state-run news agency said.

The blast is the latest in a series of bombings and suicide attacks targeting security personnel and government institutions as Syria plunges deeper into chaos.

Meanwhile, Turkey’s military fired an artillery round into Syria in immediate retaliation after a shell fired from Syria landed in the Turkish border town of Akcakale, broadcasters said, the second such incident in five days.