Bomb Explodes outside Damascus Mosque, 5 Killed
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A motorcycle bomb exploded as worshippers left a mosque after Friday prayers in northern Damascus, wounding several people, Syrian state television said.
"A terrorist attack carried out with a motorcycle loaded with explosives struck the exit of Rukniyeh mosque as worshippers were making their way out," it said.
"The terrorist attack killed five members of the security forces and injured several others," it added.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene said the bomb went off across the street from the mosque and damaged a clinic as well as six cars. Officials at the bomb was placed on a motorcycle.
A motorcycle bomb exploded as worshippers left a mosque after Friday prayers in northern Damascus, wounding several people, Syrian state television said.
"A terrorist attack carried out with a motorcycle loaded with explosives struck the exit of Rukniyeh mosque as worshippers were making their way out," it said.
"The terrorist attack killed five members of the security forces and injured several others," it added.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene said the bomb went off across the street from the mosque and damaged a clinic as well as six cars. Officials at the bomb was placed on a motorcycle.
The brick wall over the entrance of the clinic collapsed, and blood could be seen on the wall and in the street.
In recent months, the Syrian capital has been hit by a string of bombings.
On Sunday, two bombs exploded in Damascus near the offices of the Syrian military's joint chiefs of staff, slightly wounding four army officers and damaging buildings and cars.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
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