This file photo shows a Syrian man running from the site of a mortar attack in Damascus.
Six people have been killed and several others injured in a mortar attack that targeted a neighborhood in Damascus, an official Syrian media outlet reports.
The incident occurred on Thursday when terrorists fired two mortar shells at a garage in the capital’s al-Qaboun neighborhood, SANA quoted Interior Ministry officials as saying.
There were three children and a woman among the dead, while the injured, some of them in critical condition, were transferred to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Meanwhile, opposition groups have reported heavy clashes between government forces and militants in the area. Fighting between the two sides continues to rage in several areas across the country.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011. Many people, including large numbers of security personnel, have been killed in the violence fueled by terrorist groups.
Damascus says the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants fighting the Syrian government are foreign nationals.
Several international human rights organizations have condemned the militants for committing war crimes.
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