Syria: 18 soldiers killed in explosion near Damascus

Damascus: Eighteen soldiers were killed and 27 others injured in an explosion on a military bus on the outskirts of the Syrian capital early on Thursday, Syria's state news agency SANA reported.

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The explosion was caused by a device that had been previously affixed under the bus, said the report, citing a military source.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. (UNI)
 

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