10 killed by car bomb in Damascus: state TV

BEIRUT - Reuters

A handout picture released by Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), shows a car destoyed after car bomb exploded, at Al Rawda area in Jaramana, southern Damascus, Syria, 29 October 2012. According to SANA, 11 persons were killed and 20 wounded and many of damaged buildings and cars following the blast. EPA/SANA HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Syrian state television said 10 people, including women and children, were killed by a car bomb in the southeastern district of Jaramana in the capital of Damascus on Monday.
 
"A terrorist car bomb exploded on the Rooda road, next to the bakery entrance," state TV said. Damascus residents say Jaramana is controlled by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, who is fighting an armed revolt against forty years of family rule.