8 citizens martyred, 25 wounded by mortar shells

DAMASCUS,(ST)_ At least 8 citizens were martyred and other 25 ones were wounded by  mortar shells on Damascus and its countryside.

A mortar round, which was fired by terrorists, was reportedly landed in a home in al-Mqelbeh town in Damascus countryside, causing martyrdom of 4 citizens, including 2 children, from one family.

A source at Police Leadership told SANA that the mortar round also left material damages at the scene.

Other three mortar rounds were landed in al-Adawi area of Damascus province, claiming lives of 4 citizens and wounding 25 others (including a woman and a child).

The mortars, in addition, caused serious damages in al-Faiha’a nurseries at the scene.

Every day, the foreign-backed terrorists launch random mortar rounds on the capital to scare citizens, kill them and destroy the country’s infrastructure.

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