Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 13 / Trend A. Taghiyeva /
At least 16 people were killed and 25 people were injured in the powerful blast in the Syrian capital of Damascus today, TV channel TRT Haber reported today.
According to the TV channel, there are women and children among the dead and wounded.
Anti-government protests have continued in Syria for a year and half.
According to UN, the total number of victims of the conflict in Syria exceeds 30,000.
More than 230,000 have become refugees with around three million in need of humanitarian assistance. The Syrian authorities say they oppose the well-armed militants.