At least 47 people were reported killed as a fragile ceasefire observed during the Eid al-Adha holiday in Syria began to unravel.
The most serious incident was that of a car bomb explosion in Damascus, blamed by rebels on government forces. Speaking to the Telegraph, a Free Syrian Army rebel said,
"Everyone in this area is with the revolution,""The people hurt are children from this area. I don't think people would try to kill their own children. So I think it was very clear who did this. It is unacceptable."
The Syrian government and rebel forces declared a ceasefire for the Muslim festival, but government forces stated that they would react if "armed terrorist groups continue to fire on civilians and government troops, attack public and private property and use car bombs and improvised explosive devices".
Meanwhile, General Mustafa al-Sheikh of the FSA said they would respect the ceasfire but added,
"But if they fire a single shot, we will respond with 100. So we reserve the right to respond."
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