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‘Terrorist’ blast leaves 14 dead and more injured as bus destroyed during rush hour in Syrian capital

At least 13 people have been killed after an explosion destroyed a bus in the Syrian capital of Damascus.

A local television station said two explosive devices went off as the bus was on the Hafez al Assad bridge – and a third device was being defused by an army engineering unit.

Pictures on the TV channel’s Telegram account showed the charred cabin of the bus.