Car Bomb – Several Killed In Damascus Near Syrian Airport

September 27, 2008 by national  
Filed under World Report



At least 17 people have been killed and at least 14 injured in a car bomb attack in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syrian television reports.

The car bomb, which Syrian public television said contained about 200kg of explosives, detonated in a southern suburb of the capital on Saturday.

The bomb exploded close to a security post in the Sidi Qada district near the airport road, an Al Jazeera correspondent in Damascus reported, but all of the victims are believed to be civilians.

No group or individual has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

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