(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - According to Syria’s official news agency, the blast occurred in the central neighborhood of al-Midan, near a mosque and school, on Friday after a terrorist detonated explosives he was carrying.
The victims are reported to be civilians and members of law enforcement. Syrian TV blamed the blasts on armed terrorist groups, fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
The blast came hours after another explosion hit an industrial zone in Damascus. Activists say the blast rocked a state-owned transport company and caused a number of casualties.
The violence comes despite a UN-brokered ceasefire, part of the peace plan proposed by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan.
Since the beginning of unrest in Syria last year, scores of people, mostly security forces, have been killed in terrorist bomb attacks.
On March 17, at least 27 people were killed and 97 others were injured in two car bomb attacks targeting intelligence and police buildings in the capital. More than 28 people were also killed in bomb attacks against security compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo in February.
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