Bomb explosion kills 13 military members in Syria’s Damascus

The targeted bus in Syria’s capital, Damascus
The targeted bus in Syria’s capital, Damascus

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday morning, at least 13 members of Syrian government forces were killed and three others were wounded in an IED explosion when their bus crossed a bridge in the center of Damascus.

Two IED bomb attacks took place when a bus of the Syrian military crossed al-Ra’is Bridge in the center of Damascus, resulting in the killing of 13 and the wounding of three others. 

The engineering units dismantled a third explosive device which was planted in the site of the explosion, the pro-government news agency SANA reported.