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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

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.

Footage obtained by SANA showed the charred shell of a bus on a busy street.

Syrian officials did not immediately blame the attack on any particular group, simply saying “terrorists” were responsible.

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