NewsSerious attack in Syria's capital: 14 dead in Damascus

Serious attack in Syria's capital: 14 dead in Damascus

Actually, Syria’s capital Damascus is considered safe. Now two explosive devices explode – with numerous casualties.

Damascus – At least 14 people were killed and others injured in one of the worst terrorist attacks in years in Syria’s capital Damascus. Two explosives attached to a military bus exploded on Wednesday morning (October 20, 2021), reported the state news agency Sana. Engineers have defused a third explosive device. Most of the fatalities were members of the military, it was said from military circles. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, these included officers from the Syrian military.

So far, no one has confessed to the attack in Syria’s capital. The Syrian state television showed pictures of a burned-out, still smoking bus and soldiers firing the fire. Local residents said the two explosions could be heard clearly and caused panic among the population. According to residents, security forces cordoned off the area and controlled pedestrians in Damascus.

Syria: 14 people die in attack in Damascus

The attack on Wednesday was the worst in Syria’s capital Damascus in years. In 2017, a suicide bomber with an explosive belt killed 40 people in central Damascus. The capital is actually firmly in the grip of the regime under Bashar al-Assad.

Der ausgebrannte Bus in Syriens Hauptstadt Damaskus. Hier zündeten Unbekannte zwei Sprengsätze.

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The burnt out bus in Syria’s capital Damascus. Here strangers detonated two explosive devices.

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