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Monday, October 21, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 21, 2024
Syria blames Israel for Damascus strike, says 2 killed
Syrian emergency and security services inspect the wreckage of a car that exploded in Damascus on October 21, 2024. (Photo by Maher AL MOUNES / AFP)
Syria’s defense ministry says two civilians were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted a vehicle earlier in the day.
“At approximately 17:05 pm (1417 GMT), the Israeli enemy launched an air strike targeting a civilian car in the residential neighborhood of Mazzeh in Damascus, killing two civilians and injuring three,” the ministry says in a statement.
It does not identify the dead.
There is no immediate comment from Israel.
