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Sep 27, 2008, 8:04 GMT

Car bomb in Damascus kills 17 civilians (1st Lead)

Damascus - A car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus Saturday morning has killed 17 civilians, national news agency SANA reported. Fourteen people were injured when the bomb went off near the busy Sayyida Zainab district. The Sayyida Zainab mosque, dedicated to a granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammed, is located in the area and is visited by Shiite pilgrims, many of whom travel to Syria from Iran. In recent years, many Shiite refugees from Iraq have settled near the mosque, which is close to the road to the city's international airport. The bomb is believed to have exploded near a security-forces facility on a street on the outskirts of the district. The last large blast in Damascus occurred in February, when Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyah was killed. The Lebanese militant had been sought by the United States as a dangerous terrorist.

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