Militants Pound Residential Areas, Church in Damascus City

Source : Farsnews

TEHRAN (FNA)- Armed rebels launched mortar attacks on several residential areas, specially a church, in the Syrian capital city of Damascus on Saturday.

The militants fired mortar shells on two residential areas of Al-Doyla’a and Tabaleh in Damascus. One of the mortars hit the roof of Yasou Al-Amer Church causing material damage to the building.

The mortar shells hit two houses and a plastic factory in Damascus. No one was hurt in the attacks, but material loss has been reported.

Earlier this week, the armed rebel groups targeted many Christian and Muslim worship places, especially the Lady Church and Constantine and Helena Church in Yabroud in Damascus Countryside with two explosive devices.

An official source said that militants detonated two explosive devices planted on the roofs of the churches, causing large material damage to the crosses with no human casualties, Syrian Arab News Agency reported.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against the Syrian police, border guards, statesmen, army and civilians being reported across the country.

Thousands of people have been killed since terrorist and armed groups turned protest rallies into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.