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2 killed, 10 wounded in car bomb blast near Damascus

Xinhua, January 8, 2017 Adjust font size:

At least two people were killed and 10 others wounded Sunday when a car bomb rocked the town of Bait Jin in the countryside of the capital Damascus, state news agency SANA reported.

The car bomb went off in Bait Jin in an intersection close to the town of Saa'sa in the western countryside of Damascus, said SANA, adding that women and children were among the wounded.

SANA accused terrorists who are in control of the town of carrying out such "terrorist acts to thwart the reconciliation efforts" established in several areas in the western countryside of Damascus.

The latest explosion comes as the country is observing a nationwide ceasefire, brokered by Russia and Turkey since last week. Endit