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On 10 February 2012, two large bombs exploded at Syrian security forces buildings in Aleppo. According to the Syrian government and state media, the blasts were caused by two suicide car bombs. It reported that 28 people were killed (24 members of the security forces and four civilians) and 235 wounded. The bombings took place during the Syrian civil war and the government blamed armed opposition groups. On 29 February 2012, the Al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility for this twin suicide bombing in Aleppo.〔 ==Background== On 23 December 2011, two large bombs exploded at Syrian military intelligence buildings in the capital Damascus. According to the Syrian government and state media, the blasts were caused by suicide car bombs and killed 44 people, mostly civilians. These were the first such bombings to take place during the uprising, which began in early 2011. The government blamed Islamist militants, while the opposition accused the government of staging the attacks to justify its crackdown on the uprising. On 6 January 2012, another large bomb exploded in the al-Midan district of Damascus. The Syrian government claimed that a suicide bomber attacked buses carrying riot police shortly before an anti-government protest was to begin. It said that 26 people were killed, again mostly civilians. As with the December bombings, the government blamed Islamists while the opposition accused the government of staging the attack. Activists pointed to video "mistakenly" aired by Syrian state TV, showing people setting "bags of vegetables" on the street to give the impression that some of the victims were civilians shopping in the nearby market.〔(Syria Live Blog Sat, 7 Jan 2012, 18:13 )〕 The same day as the al-Midan bombing, Syrian opposition leader Ammar Qurabi claimed that the government was planning another bombing in Aleppo "to terrorize the people". He said he had learned of the plot from Syrian security officials.〔("Syrian opposition figure says Assad’s regime plotting a massive blast in Aleppo" ). Al Arabiya. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.〕 Aleppo is a city of about 2 million that is home to a wealthy business community and merchant class who have mostly backed the government throughout the uprising. There had been relatively little violence and relatively few protests in the city since the uprising began. The opposition has not had as much success in galvanizing support there, partly because business leaders have long swapped political freedoms for economic privileges. Aleppo also has a large population of Kurds, who have mostly stayed on the sidelines of the uprising since the government began giving them long-denied citizenship as a gesture to win support.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「February 2012 Aleppo bombings」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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