Bombings Hit Syria as Obama Urges Caution on U.S. Role

By HANIA MOURTADA and RICK GLADSTONE

European Pressphoto Agency

A man injured in an explosion in central Damascus on Tuesday was carried from the scene.

On a day when twin attacks in Syria killed at least 18 people, President Obama strongly suggested that he would not be rushed into a military campaign.

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