IS car bomb in Syrian capital kills 10

February 09, 2016 21:33

A suicide car bomber dispatched by the Islamic State group struck near a police officers' club in the Syrian capital today, killing at least 10 people and destroying a number of cars.

Syrian state TV reported the toll and showed footage of the blast scene in Damascus, including several damaged vehicles and a burnt-out car. The police officers' club was next to a vegetable market.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition group that tracks the civil war, said the blast killed eight policemen and wounded 20.

The IS group claimed the bombing in a statement circulated by its followers on Twitter, saying it was carried out by a fighter known as Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Shami. It vowed more attacks.

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