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In the worst violence to hit the northern city of Aleppo yet, twin bomb blasts stuck Syrian military and security compounds on Friday, killing 25 people and wounding 175. No one has claimed responsibility, but Syrian authorities usually portray the uprising against the regime of Bashar al-Assad as backed by "foreign terrorists." Meanwhile, the European Union's foreign-policy chief, Catherine Ashton, called on Russia to change its mind and support a United Nations resolution demanding Assad to step down, but Russia said no one should interfere in Syria's affairs.