"An AFP correspondent at Tahrir Square saw extensive damage to nearby buildings. Two bombed-out cars were visible to one side of the square, which was strewn with debris.A woman was crying in an apartment near the site of the attack. "He said he had seen Red Crescent volunteers treating two wounded soldiers. A shopkeeper confirmed that the explosion had gone off at around 6:00 am.Damascus has been spared the large-scale battles that have devastated other major Syrian cities during the country's six-year civil war.But dozens of people have been killed in bombings, particularly on the outskirts of the capital.In mid-March, bomb attacks on a courthouse and restaurant in central Damascus killed 32 people. Syria 's conflict broke out with anti-government protests in 2011, but has since evolved into a multi-front war that has killed more than 320,000 people.

Source: Times of India July 02, 2017 10:30 UTC