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An explosion on a crowded bus in the Syrian capital, Damascus, has caused casualties, reports say. An explosion on a crowded bus in the Syrian capital, Damascus, has caused dozens of casualties, reports say.
Arabic media say the blast took place near a pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims. The blast took place near a pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims, according to Arabic media. Some reports say the bus was carrying Iranian pilgrims.
Although such incidents are rare in Syria, there have been bombings in the past. Such incidents are rare in Syria, but there was one major attack last year.
In September 2008 a car bomb on the outskirts of Damascus killed at least 17 people on a road leading to the same site, the al-Sayyida Zeinab shrine.In September 2008 a car bomb on the outskirts of Damascus killed at least 17 people on a road leading to the same site, the al-Sayyida Zeinab shrine.
No group said it carried out that attack but officials blamed Fatah al-Islam, a Sunni Islamist group.