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Explosion in Damascus suburb kills at least 1 person, wounds several others

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JARAMANA, Syria (AP) — An explosion in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least one person and…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Explosion in Damascus suburb kills at least 1 person, wounds several others (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    JARAMANA, Syria (AP) — An explosion in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least one person and…

  2. Jonesboro Sun

    Explosion in Damascus suburb kills at least 2 people, wounds several others (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    An explosion in a Damascus suburb has killed at least two people and wounded several others. Syrian state media reports the blast in Jaramana was caused by an explosive device in a minivan taxi. The Health Ministry says at least…

  3. Al-Monitor

    2 killed, 13 wounded in bus blast near Syrian capital: state media (opens Al-Monitor)

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    At least two people were killed and 13 wounded after a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday in a Syrian town home to Druze and Christian communities near capital Damascus, state media reported, citing the health ministry.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Deadly explosion on minibus near Damascus (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Two people were killed and 13 injured when an explosion ripped through a minibus in Jaramana, southeast of Damascus.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Bomb planted on minibus kills two near Damascus, Syrian officials say (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Yamaam Al-Shaar and Firas Makdesi Aug 6 (Reuters) - A bomb planted in a minibus killed two people and wounded 14 others on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, officials said. The blast occurred in the predominantly Druze area of Jaramana, outside Damascus.

  6. Al-Monitor

    Syria says bomb on minibus near Damascus wounded 14, deaths reported mistakenly (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Yamaam Al-Shaar and Firas Makdesi Aug 6 (Reuters) - A bomb planted in a minibus wounded 14 people on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, with some of the injuries so severe that they were taken for fatalities, an official said on Friday.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Bomb planted on minibus kills two near Damascus, Syria says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Firas Makdesi Aug 6 (Reuters) - A bomb planted in a minibus killed two people and wounded 14 others on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, officials said. The blast occurred in the predominantly Druze area of Jaramana outside Damascus.

  8. Al-Monitor

    Two killed, 13 injured in Jaramana blast, Syria says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Aug 6 (Reuters) - Two people were killedin an explosion in a city on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on Thursday night, according to the country's health ministry. In a statement carried by state news, the ministry added that 13 others were injured in the vehicle explosion.

  9. France 24

    Bus explosion near Damascus kills at least two, injures 13 (opens France 24)

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    At least two people were killed and 13 wounded when a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday in the Syrian town of Jaramana, near Damascus, state media reported, citing the health ministry. The blast tore off the vehicle's roof, wrecked its interior and scattered debris across the road.

  10. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Syria's Health Ministry corrects Damascus minibus blast toll: 14 wounded, no deaths (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Syria's Health Ministry reports that 14 people were wounded in a minibus explosion in a Damascus suburb

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