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People wounded in bomb blast at shrine near Syrian capital

DAMASCUS — A bomb planted in a taxi exploded outside the Sayeda Zeinab shrine city south of the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, wounding an unspecified number of people, Syrian state media reported.

Earlier this week, two people were wounded in a separate blast outside the shrine, where pilgrims have been flocking to mark a mourning period for Shiite Muslims. 

DAMASCUS — A bomb planted in a taxi
exploded outside the Sayeda Zeinab shrine city south of the
Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, wounding an unspecified
number of people, Syrian state media reported.


Earlier this week, two people were wounded in a separate
blast outside the shrine, where pilgrims have been flocking to
mark a mourning period for Shiite Muslims.