8 killed, injured in mortar shells on Damascus

DAMASCUS - 19 December 2017: Three civilians were killed and five others were injured in Al-Zablatani neighborhood in the Syrian capital Damascus, a Syrian police official was quoted by SANA news agency as saying Tuesday.

The armed groups located in the Eastern Ghouta area in Damascus Countryside fired three shells on Al-Ida’shariya street in al-Zablatani Neighborhood, claiming the lives of three civilians and injuring five others, in addition to causing material damage to public and private properties, the source added.

Syrian army units directed blows on the sources of the attack, destroying mortar launchers and killing many of the terrorists, according to the source.