Middle East

Syria: Damascus suicide bombing kills seven

Tuesday's attack was claimed by Daesh, according to statements circulated on social media websites

09.02.2016 - Update : 10.02.2016
Syria: Damascus suicide bombing kills seven

Damascus

By Mohamed Misto 

DAMASCUS

 A car-bomb struck a police officers' club in Syria's capital Damascus on Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring 15 others, local sources told Anadolu Agency. 

Syria's interior ministry said a bomber blew up his car after being prevented by security forces from entering the club in Masaken Barza district in Damascus. 

According to the sources, a number of regime forces were among those injured in the attack. 

Tuesday's attack was claimed by Daesh, according to statements circulated on social media websites. 

State-run television earlier said that a "number of citizens" had been killed and injured in the attack. 

Last month, Daesh claimed responsibility for a twin bombing in southern Damascus, which killed at least 50 people. 

Syria has remained locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity. 

Since then, more than 250,000 people have been killed and more than 10 million displaced, according to figures released by the UN. 


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