Two people were killed and 13 others wounded when an explosive device detonated aboard a passenger minibus in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, Syrian state media has reported.
State-run Al-Ikhbariya TV initially reported the device exploded inside the minibus, killing and injuring several people on Thursday, but provided no further details about the circumstances of the blast.
The Syrian interior ministry and security authorities had not issued an official statement at the time of publication, and no group immediately claimed responsibility.
Syria’s state news agency SANA later cited the health ministry’s Referral, Ambulance and Emergency Directorate as saying that two people were killed and 13 others injured in the explosion.
Earlier, Najib al-Naasan, director of the Health Ministry directorate, said forensic teams were handling human remains found at the scene in accordance with established procedures.
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