Twin blasts hit Damascus suburb

DAMASCUS. KAZINFORM - Two blasts have rocked the south Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab, resulting in a number of casualties, Syrian state TV reports. 9 people were reportedly killed.

At least one of the attacks was caused by a car bomb.

Sayyida Zeinab is home to Syria's holiest Shia Muslim shrine.

The neighbourhood has been hit by a number of attacks. Two bombings earlier this year - both claimed by the so-called Islamic State - killed more than 150 people.

Source: BBC News