the channel broadcast interviews with syrians who blamed the attack on the united states and gulf nations , including saudi arabia and qatar , who they said had sent terrorists .
twin car bombs struck intelligence forces , which was attacked by one of two explosions , in ... ( associated press ) in this photo released by the syrian official news agency sana , syrian army soldiers and security buildings in the syrian capital on saturday , killing at least 27 people and wounding nearly 100 , according to state media .
the blasts were the latest in a string of mysterious , large - scale attacks come two days after the one - year anniversary of the start of the uprising against syrian regime 's military and security installations .
most of the casualties were civilians , state television said .
the opposition has denied any role , saying they believe forces loyal to the government are behind the bombings to at least 27 people have been killed and 97 others wounded in a pair of explosions in damascus , the syrian health minister has said .
state television blamed " terrorists " for the saturday morning explosions and reported that vehicles packed with explosives had been used .
i woke up to two massive explosions around 7:30 this morning - one was on baghdad street less than a mile away from my home , " a witness in damascus told al jazeera . "
the blasts targeted buildings because they are blown out , " said . "
the previous blasts , all suicide bombings , killed dozens of people since december , even as the regime wages a bloody crackdown against the year - old uprising against president bashar assad .