Temporary truce in Syria for holiday - Opposition hopes to extend it to a general ceasfire
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24 October 2012 Last updated at 16:50 ET Help
Syria's government and most opposition groups have agreed to a ceasefire during this weekend's Eid al-Adha holiday, the UN's peace envoy has said.
Lakhdar Brahimi said he hoped to use the lull in fighting to "discuss a longer and more effective ceasefire".
However, Syria's foreign ministry said the truce had not been agreed, and it would announce a decision on Thursday.
In the meantime, a car bomb exploded in Damascus killing six people.
Jon Leyne reports from Cairo
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