Terrorists Shell Central Damascus - Reports

Syrian news agency SANA reports that two civilians have been killed and several have received shrapnel wounds as a result of the terrorists' artillery attack.

According to reports, militants have opened fire on the center of the Syrian capital Damascus with several shells exploding in the central Abbasid square.

Sources in Syria's police office say shelling has caused significant material damage.

https://t.co/i0tiu16VMh BREAKING: Terrorist artillery attacks kill civilians in central Damascus https://t.co/PM2iaYhr6U pic.twitter.com/UPdgFCTQxC

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Over the past few months the number of shelling cases in the Old City of the Syrian capital has grown significantly. On Tuesday terrorists shelled the central Al-Ameen Street in Damascus, injuring five civilians.

Since January parties to the conflict together with negotiation's brokers — Russia, Turkey and Iran — have been conducting talks on Syrian peace settlement in the Kazakhstan's capital — Astana. The seventh round of negotiations took place earlier this week and, according to some sources at the talks, sides were discussing the possibility of establishing a new de-escalation zone in southern Damascus.