Thursday, June 14, 2012

Syria: Car bomb explodes in Damascus suburb

AAA??Jun. 14, 2012?2:23 AM ET
Syria: Car bomb explodes in Damascus suburb
AP

In this image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Wednesday, June 13, 2012, purports to show black smoke rising from buildings in Homs, Syria. Fireballs of orange flames exploded over the central city of Homs, where Syrian forces fired a continuous rain of shells that slammed into the rebel-held neighborhoods of Khaldiyeh, Jouret al-Shayyah and the old city. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL

In this image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Wednesday, June 13, 2012, purports to show black smoke rising from buildings in Homs, Syria. Fireballs of orange flames exploded over the central city of Homs, where Syrian forces fired a continuous rain of shells that slammed into the rebel-held neighborhoods of Khaldiyeh, Jouret al-Shayyah and the old city. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL

In this image made from amateur video released by Free Lattakia and accessed Tuesday, June 12, 2012, purports to show Syrians preventing U.N. observers from entering Haffa, Syria. The mountainous Haffa region is one of several areas where government forces are battling rebels for control in escalating violence. Recovering it is particularly important to the regime because the town is about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from President Bashar Assad's hometown of Kardaha in Latakia province. (AP Photo/Free Lattakia via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL

In this image made from amateur video released by Free Lattakia and accessed Tuesday, June 12, 2012, purports to show Syrians standing on a U.N. observers vehicle preventing them from entering Haffa, Syria. The mountainous Haffa region is one of several areas where government forces are battling rebels for control in escalating violence. Recovering it is particularly important to the regime because the town is about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from President Bashar Assad's hometown of Kardaha in Latakia province. (AP Photo/Free Lattakia via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL

(AP) ? Syria's state-run news agency says a car bomb has exploded in a suburb of the capital Damascus, wounding at least two people.

It was not immediately clear what the target of Thursday's blast was. SANA says the car bomb detonated in a parking lot near the Imam Sadr Hospital in Sayyida Zainab, a Damascus suburb that is home to a Shiite Muslim shrine popular with Iranian and other Shiite pilgrims.

It says the bomb caused substantial material damage. At least two people were wounded.

Car bombs and suicide bombings have become common in Syria as the 15-month uprising against President Bashar Assad has become increasingly militarized.

Associated Press

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