In this image taken from Syrian TV the scene of a car bomb explosion is seen in Damascus, Syria, 27 September 2008. A car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 17 civilians and wounded 14 other people on 27 September morning in an attack, which the government condemned as a "cowardly act." The bomb, which exploded near a secret service facility, was believed to be targeting a senior intelligence official who was inthe building at the time, Lebanese media reported. There were no immediate reports whether this person was killed or injured. EPA/SYRIAN TV/HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE EDITORIAL USE ONLY
An image taken from Syrian TV shows a destroyed vehicule at the site of a car bomb explosion in Damascus, Syria, 27 September 2008. A car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 17 civilians and wounded 14 other people on 27 September morning in an attack, which the government condemned as a "cowardly act." The bomb, which exploded near a secret service facility, was believed to be targeting a senior intelligence official who was inthe building at the time, Lebanese media reported. There were no immediate reports whether this person was killed or injured. EPA/SYRIAN TV/HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE EDITORIAL USE ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY
An image taken from Syrian TV, shows a boy who was injured following a car bombing lying in a hospital bed in Damascus, Syria, 27 September 2008. A car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 17 civilians and wounded 14 other people on 27 September morning in an attack, which the government condemned as a "cowardly act." The bomb, which exploded near a secret service facility, was believed to be targeting a senior intelligence official who was inthe building at the time, Lebanese media reported. There were no immediate reports whether this person was killed or injured. EPA/SYRIAN TV/HANDOUT
A wrecked shops is seen in the area that was hit by a car bomb in Damascus, Syria on 27 September 2008. A car packed with 200 kilograms of explosives blew up on Mahalak Street in the southern neighborhood of Damascus. Such bombings are rare in Syria. EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI
Damaged buildings with shattered windows are seen at the site where a car bomb exploded in Damascus, Syria on 27 September 2008. A car packed with 200 kilograms of explosives blew up on Mahalak Street in the southern neighborhood of Damascus. Such bombings are rare in Syria. EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI
In this image taken from Syrian TV the scene of a car bomb explosion is seen in Damascus, Syria, 27 September 2008. A car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 17 civilians and wounded 14 other people on 27 September morning in an attack, which the government condemned as a "cowardly act." EPA/SYRIAN TV/HANDOUT
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