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Dozens reported killed, injured by suicide bomber at Damascus court

Published: 15 Mar 2017 - 02:43 pm | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 06:50 pm
The Palace of Justice in Damascus

The Palace of Justice in Damascus

AFP

Update: 14:58

BEIRUT: A suicide bomber killed 25 people and injured several others at a Damascus courthouse on Wednesday, state-run news agency SANA said on its Telegram feed.

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BEIRUT, March 15 (Reuters) - Dozens of people were reported to have been killed or injured by a suicide bomber at a Damascus court building on Wednesday, state media reported on Wednesday.

No further details were immediately available. 

State media said the attacker targeted the Palace of Justice, a court house in central Damascus.