Explosion in Damascus: at least 19 dead

At least 19 people were killed and at least 12 were injured as a result of the suicide of a suicide bomber in Tahrir Square in the center of Damascus. This was reported by the BBC with reference to the media of the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

In the morning, Reuters, also referring to Assad, wrote about the seven dead and 13 wounded.

The carrier car was surrounded by police officers, after which he exploded in his car.

Two more vehicles with bombs were, they say, were blown up by the police on the way to the sites of terrorist attacks - lively areas of the city.

The television of Assada explains that security measures were strengthened in advance, since Sunday is the first working day after the Eid Al-Fitr (Uraza-Bayram) holiday.

The current self -break in Damascus is the largest terrorist attack after a series of March attacks. In March, two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Palace of Justice; Dozens of people died. The Islamic State took responsibility for the attack. Later in the same month, two more suicide bombers made new attacks - also with many victims. The jihadist alliance Tahrir Esh-Sham ("Liberation of Syria") stated the responsibility for this terrorist attack.

Last year, Reuters recalls, Assad’s regime knocked out rebels from several suburbs of the capital. Meanwhile, the battles for the suburbs of Jubar and Ain-Tarma, located at the eastern outskirts of Damascus, continue.