He said the attacks targeted civilians, including Arab visitors, who were touring area’s shrines. Daesh, also known as ISIS, militants have carried out similar attacks before against Shiite shrines in the Syrian capital and elsewhere. BEIRUT—Twin blasts Saturday near holy shrines frequented by Shiites in the Syrian capital Damascus killed at least 40 people and wounded over a hundred, most of them Iraqis, according to Syrian and Iraqi officials. Lebanon’s Al-Manar TV quoted Syrian officials saying twin suicide attacks killed 40. The group said the first blast came after a suicide bomber blew himself up among the pilgrims near the shrines.

Source: thestar March 11, 2017 15:43 UTC