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Summary At least three people were killed in a car bomb explosion in Damascus on Saturday.
DAMASCUS (AFP) - A car bomb exploded on Saturday in a northern district of the Syrian capital killing at least three people and wounding five others, state television reported.
The state broadcaster said the bomb was placed in a car in the Rokn Eddin neighbourhood and that a bomb disposal team was defusing another device.
"The terrorist explosion was the result of a big bomb concealed in a car ... Three people were killed and five others wounded according to a provisional toll," it said.
