Blast Near Shrine of Sayedah Zainab, Eleven Citizens Martyred

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Eleven citizens were martyred while many others were injured, including a number of children, in a blast of an explosive device in al-Sayyeda Zainab area in Damascus Countryside on Wednesday.A source in Damascus Countryside Police Command told SANA reporter that an armed terrorist group detonated an explosive device inside a garbage bag in a crowded street in al-Sayyeda Zainab area.It added that the blast caused huge material damage at the site.A source at al-Sadr Hospital in al-Sayyeda Zainab area said that the hospital received the bodies of seven martyrs and 25 injured citizens, some of them suffer from serious injuries.He added that the hospital has provided necessary treatment to the injured.A source at al-Mowasat Hospital said that the bodies of four martyrs were admitted to the hospital and five citizens who were injured in an explosive device blast in al-Sayyeda Zainab area also arrived in the hospital to be treated.Meanwhile, a source at Damascus Hospital stressed that nine injured persons were admitted to the hospital, adding that some injury cases are critical.In a relevant context, the Police Command in Damascus Countryside reported that a car bomb exploded in the Main Street in Muaadamiyet al-Sham area, several causalities were reported.An official source told SANA reporter that a number of citizens were martyred while others were injured in a terrorist mortar attack against a residential building in Ghurbeh Neighborhood in al-Sayyeda Zainab area.Ahl ul Bayt World Assembly strongly condemn the attack near Shrine of Sayedah Zainab on October 31, 2012./129