At Least 30 Killed in Terror Attack in Main Shiite District Near Damascus

At least 52 people were killed and 110 injured in three blasts that hit the Damascus suburb, according to Syrian state media. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack.

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — The attacks took place in the Sayyidah Zaynab suburb town near Damascus, a local police source said Sunday. A large Shiite shrine is located in the district.

After a car bomb went off, people gathered to help the wounded, and then two terrorists detonated their explosive belts, Iranian SANA reported.

"Al least 52 people have died so far, over 100 civilians have been injured. There are plenty of children among the dead," a source from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) told RIA Novosti on Sunday.

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Daesh (Islamic State) terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Al-Jazeera.