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People were killed today in damascus, syria. but todays deaths were not a direct result of the governments nine-month crackdown on dissent. correspondent reena ninan shows us what happened. [ sirens ] >> reporter: its the second suicide bombing to rock the heart of syrias capital, in exactly two weeks. syrian state tv reports at least 25 people have been killed. and 46 injured. the attacks have placed at a busy intersection near a school, two mosques and is syrian intelligence building. the neig...

People were killed today in damascus, syria. but todays deaths were not a direct result of the governments nine-month crackdown on dissent. correspondent reena ninan shows us what happened. [ sirens ] >> reporter: its the second suicide bombing to rock the heart of syrias capital, in exactly two weeks. syrian state tv reports at least 25 people have been killed. and 46 injured. the attacks have placed at a busy intersection near a school, two mosques and is syrian intelligence building. the neig...

After french, u.s., and british planes pounded critical targets in his country. we promise you a long-drawn war and patience that has no limit and belief, deep belief. we are not disturbed. we are not worried. we are not afraid. >> the strikes have taken out most of libyas air defense systems and air fields. libyan troops near benghazi also were hit. richard? the perspective of what its actually like on the ground, the situation at the moment in libya. we needed to talk to someone who is livin...

Nearby military base woke her up and then she saw fire rising from the direction of the airport. the resident also describes hearing a barrage of anti-aircraft fire, for obvious safety reasons, were not releasing her name. >> the last hour, there was a huge fire somewhere in the central area, its believed it is coming down from an intelligence building. just right after the fire started we could hear ambulances and a lot, lot of police cars speeding towards where the fire started. >> and are you...

We believe has come and gone from an intelligence building. right after the fire started, we could hear ambulance and theres lots and lots of police cars speeding toward where the fire start started. >> and are you hearing the sound of aircraft going overhead or any anti-aircraft fire coming from the ground? >> caller: it stopped in the early morning. we didnt hear anything after 4:00 a.m. >> right. so would you say that it was a fairly noisy night then that you suffered? >> caller: to be honest...

That city in weeks. richard engel is in benghazi, libya, with the latest. he joins me now on the phone. richard, the ramping up of this bombing, explain why were seeing more today, than, say, what we saw last week? >> reporter: were sighing an intensified effort by nato, and theres no doubt about that, with this intense series of air strikes in tripoli, targeting offices used by members of gadhafis own compound and an intelligence building. also, the fighting is giving the rebels a bit of an adv...