Massive explosion rips through Damascus, several killed

A massive explosion rocked the capital city of Damascus, killing and wounding scores of civilians in the Kafr Sousah area, Al-Masdar reports.

According to preliminary reports from Damascus, the blast took place inside a crowded part of Kafr Sousah on Thursday evening.

A military source told that a large number of civilians were killed or wounded, when an unknown suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside Kafr Sousah.