18 civilians injured in rocket shell attacks on Damascus

TEHRAN (defapress) – Eighteen civilians were injured as terrorist organizations, positioned in eastern Ghouta, targeted the residential neighborhoods in Damascus and its countryside with rocket shells.

News ID: 69255

Date: 18 March 2018 - 10:50

A number of shells were fired by the terrorist organizations on the houses of the people in al-Zahera neighborhood on Saturday, wounding eight civilians, while four civilians were injured due to a rocket shell fell on Mezzeh quarter, a source at Damascus Police Command said.

The source added that a civilian was also injured in a shelling attack on al-Kabbas neighborhood.

The shell fired on al-Dwail’a neighborhood injured three civilians, the source said, adding that three other shells fell on al-Shaghour quarter, leaving material damage.

In a similar attack on Jaramana city, a woman and a child were injured , a source at Damascus Countryside Police Command said, adding that a great material damage was caused to the civilians’ homes , properties and to infrastructure.