Deadly bombing hits Damascus
Syria state TV said the suicide bomb has killed and wounded several people in central Damascus
A suicide bomber blew up himself at a Syrian defense ministry office in central Damascus on Tuesday, killing at least four people, state media and a monitoring group said.
The bomber was wearing an explosive belt at the office in the Jisr al-Abyad area in the capital’s center, news agency SANA reported.
At least four people have been killed and 17 others injured, according to state television.
Rami Abdulrahman, director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the office was used by relatives of deceased soldiers for paperwork and was not a military site.
Suicide bombings have repeatedly targeted the capital in the 33-month conflict which has pitted forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad against rebels seeking his ouster.
(With AFP and Reuters)
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