Military bus explodes in Damascus, leaving 14 dead

Syrian government soldiers were also killed in an explosion in central Syria.
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Onlookers watch from a bridge as Syrian municipal workers clean the site of an attack on a bus that was blown up with explosive devices in the capital Damascus on Oct. 20, 2021. - LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images
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A military bus exploded in the Syrian capital Wednesday, leaving more than a dozen dead.

Two explosive devices planted on the bus went off at 6:45 a.m. local time near a bridge in central Damascus, killing 14 and injuring more. Military engineers dismantled a third explosive device that fell off the vehicle, the official SANA news outlet reported.

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