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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, February 21, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, February 21, 2016
IS claims responsibility for blasts near Damascus
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Islamic State group claims responsibility for a triple blast in a Damascus suburb that killed at least 22 people.
The Aamaq news agency, which is affiliated with the group, says two IS fighters detonated a car bomb before blowing up their explosive belts in Sayyida Zeinab, a Shiite neighborhood.
Residents say the attack was about a kilometer (0.6 mile) from one of Shiite Islam’s holiest shrines and did not damage it.
Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV says the blasts killed 22 people, while the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 31 were killed and dozens wounded.
Different figures are not uncommon in the chaotic aftermath of such attacks.
— AP
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