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Syria : 11 killed, dozens injured in bombings in Damascus

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Syria : 11 killed, dozens injured in bombings in Damascus

At least 11 Syrian people have been killed and dozens of others injured in bomb attacks in the Syrian provinces of Damascus and Hasakah.

According to reports, a bomb planted in a vehicle detonated near a mosque in the town of Tal al-Tabeen on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens of others.

Elsewhere, in the northeastern city of Hasakah, a car bomb went off at the headquarters of the Kurdish fighters at Sinalco Square, while another one detonated near a pediatric hospital.

According to local sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, at least one Syrian was killed and 13 others, including children and women, suffered injuries in the attacks.

Syria has been witnessing a deadly crisis since March 2011. The conflict has reportedly left more than 230,000 people, including almost 11,500 children, dead up until now.

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