13.Damascus bomb kills at least 10

http://www.salon.com/2012/10/21/damascus_bomb_kills_at_least_ten/

The news brought by the Associated Press on October 21st talked about the explosion which occurred on that same day in the city of Damascus. The author informs the reader about the explosion in the first few sentences of the article, also mentioning the killed victims in order to alarm them of the seriousness of the issue. A few more consequences of the attack are presented, emphasizing once more, the magnitude of the assault. Once the gravity has been established, the author goes on to the possible reasons and groups behind the attack. The article is closed with a few future government attempts to fix the problem and to maintain peace.

The purpose of this article is clearly to inform the people of the terrible happenings in other parts of the world. The author uses descriptive language and imagery to appeal to the reader's emotions and show the  severity of the situation, as seen in all the statistic shown and on the line "Bloodstains were reported on streets, several shop windows in the area were shattered and at least four cars were completely burned." The government provisions are also shown in the article, in order to show the reader how the situation is being dealt with. The author remains mainly impartial to the reasons behind the issue and shows compassion when referring to the victims.