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Bomb explodes near U.N. hotel in Damascus, 3 wounded -TV


    BEIRUT (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in Damascus near a hotel used by United Nations monitors and three people were wounded, Syrian state television said on Wednesday.

    It said the bomb was attached to a gas canister. An opposition activist in the capital saw smoke rising from the scene and ambulances arriving to treat the wounded.

    (Writing by Dominic Evans; Editing by Jon Hemming)