Damascus explosions - in pictures

Burned-out vehicles in Damascus after the explosions Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex Features

Robert Mood, the head of the UN observers mission, speaks to reporters after the explosions in Damascus Photograph: Youssef Badawi/EPA

Syrian soldiers check a burned-out lorry caught up in the explosions in Damascus Photograph: Bassem Tellawi/AP

Syrian inspectors investigate a crater in front of a damaged military intelligence building in Damascus where the two bombs exploded Photograph: Bassem Tellawi/AP

Burning cars in the immediate aftermath of the double-bombing in Damascus Photograph: SANA/EPA

Smoke rises over Damascus after the explosions Photograph: SANA/Reuters

People gather near buildings damaged by the huge explosions in Damascus Photograph: Khaled Al-hariri/Reuters

People try to remove debris as cars burn Photograph: SANA/EPA

Men clear debris near the military intelligence compound where the bombs exploded Photograph: Youssef Badawi/EPA

Firemen work next to smouldering cars Photograph: SANA/EPA

Syrians help a wounded man at the scene of the double-bombing in Damascus Photograph: SANA/EPA

Burning cars in Damascus in the immediate aftermath of the bombings Photograph: SANA/EPA

An aerial view of the bombing scene in Damascus Photograph: SANA/AFP/Getty Images