A car
bomb exploded near a mosque in the southern outskirts of Damascus, killing 15
people, state media reported on Sunday.
"An
explosives-laden Suzuki vehicle, parked by an armed terrorist group near the
Muaz Bin Jabal mosque, exploded on Saturday evening in the Sbeneh area of
Damascus province," the state-owned Tishrin newspaper reported, adding
that the blast struck close to a Palestinian refugee camp.
"The
intensity of the explosion cut the bodies of the martyrs into pieces," the
paper quoted a security official it did not identify as saying. "The blast
also damaged the homes and property of people living nearby."
Located
on the extreme southern edge of the capital, Sbeneh is a poor neighbourhood
where anti-government sentiment is strong.
Hundreds
of families have sought shelter in the district since fierce fighting broke out
in Damascus in July, according to Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights.
A car
bomb in the southeast Damascus suburb of Jaramana on August 28 killed at least
27 people, the Observatory said.
Source: MSN.Com
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