6 killed after bomb blast in Damascus
At least six people have been killed and 15 others injured when a booby-trap car bomb exploded in a southern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus.
The blast occurred in the area of al-Kiswa on Sunday night, the official SANA news agency reported.
The dead also included a mother and her child.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, but such attacks bear the hallmarks of al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front, which seek to destabilize the Syrian government.
The bombing comes as the Syrian army made more gains in its fight against foreign-backed militants in the strategic town of al-Qusayr, a former militant stronghold in the western province of Homs.
According to Syrian sources, government troops on Sunday managed to retake control of a media center and Ahli Hospital, which was being used by the militants as a field hospital.
The army also cleared al-Hamidiyeh town, in al-Qusayr countryside, of militants fighting against the government. Scores of militants are reported to be killed in the clashes.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on May 23, œSyria is determined to tackle terrorism and those who support it regionally and globally, and to find a political solution to the crisis.”
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This article originally appeared on: Press TV
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