According tothe report, an explosive device was activated inthe building's lobby. Media reports suggested that the blast was caused bya suicide bomber.
According topreliminary information, the terrorist attack left atleast 25 people dead and many others wounded, according toSyrian state-run SANA news agency citing officials.
Terror Events @TerrorEvents #Syria#Damascus - The suicide blast has at least killed 25 people (preliminary toll) https://twitter.com/TerrorEvents/status/841972960432922626
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No group has claimed responsibility forthe explosion so far.
The explosion took place four days aftera deadly twin suicide blast inDamascus. On Saturday, two blasts occurred nearBab al-Saghir cemetery inDamascus. Syrian Interior Minister Mohammad Shaar confirmed that atleast 40 people were killed and 120 injured asa result ofthe attack.
The Tahrir al Sham militant group, which was organized atthe initiative ofthe Jabhat Fatah al Sham terror group (formerly known asal-Nusra Front), is said tohave claimed responsibility forthe attack.
