Twin Blasts Near Damascus Kill 12, Wound Dozens
TOPSHOT - EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Syrians check the site of a double bombing attack on June 11, 2016 outside the Sayyida Zeinab shrine, which is revered by Shiites around the world, some ten kilometres south of the centre of Damascus, in the latest in repeated deadly strikes on the site. The official SANA news agency said a suicide bomber and a car bomb struck at the entrance to the shrine. / AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Source: AFP/Getty ImagesBeirut (AP) -- Two suicide bombers struck close to the Syrian capital Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more in the latest attack to hit the predominantly Shiite area in recent months, state TV and an opposition activist group said.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombings through its Aamaq news agency, which said there were three attacks carried out by suicide bombers. Aamaq said two attackers were wearing explosive belts while the third was in a car.