Eight killed in mortar attack on Syrian capital’s old quarter
At least eight people have been killed as rockets fired by militants hit an old neighborhood of the Syrian capital Damascus, reports say.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday that eight people were killed after a mortar shell hit a restaurant in the government-controlled ancient quarter of Damascus.
The UK-based monitoring group said dozens were also wounded in the attack, which targeted the ancient quarter of Bab Touma, adding that the attack also targeted several other neighborhoods of the city.
Witnesses said there were at least six dead at a restaurant hit by the rockets.
The official news agency, SANA, meanwhile, said that four shells fired by terrorist groups on Bab Touma neighborhood killed five civilians, injured 16 others and caused material damage to private and public properties.
The report blamed the attacks on the so-called Jaish al-Islam terrorist group, saying they were launched in breach of an agreement for the cessation of hostilities in Syria.
The attack on Sunday seemed to be a response to recent advances by the government and allies in the east and north of the country.
More than 280,000 people have reportedly been killed since the conflict began in Syria over five years ago. The government has blamed some Western and regional governments for the violence.
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