Syria conflict: Damascus hit by car bomb attack

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Syria conflict: Damascus hit by car bomb attack
    23 minutes ago
    From the section Middle East

A suicide bomber has launched an attack in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing several people, state TV report.

Syrian police had been chasing three suspected car bombers that were trying to enter the capital, reports said.

Police stopped two of the vehicles, but the third driver entered Tahrir square and reportedly blew himself up after being surrounded.

Syria is in the midst of a six-year-long civil war, with Damascus still mostly under government control.

Continued: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40472202