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At least 30 killed in terror attack in main shiite district near Damascus

Arab World Materials 31 January 2016 16:35 (UTC +04:00)
At least 45 people were killed and 110 injured by three blasts that hit the Damascus suburb, according to Syrian state media.
At least 30 killed in terror attack in main shiite district near Damascus

At least 45 people were killed and 110 injured by three blasts that hit the Damascus suburb, according to Syrian state media, Sputnik reported.

The attacks took place in the Sayyidah Zaynab suburb town near Damascus, a local police source said Sunday. A large Shiite shrine is located in the district.

After a car bomb went off, people gathered to help the wounded, and then two terrorists detonated their explosive belts, Iranian SANA reported.

The Daesh (Islamic State) terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Al-Jazeera.

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