At least one person was killed on Monday in an apparent guided missile attack on a car in the Mazzeh area of Damascus, Syrian state television said.
People stand near the wreckage of a car after what the Syrian state television said was a "guided missile attack" on the car in the Mazzeh area of Damascus, Syria October 21, 2024. Reuters/Firas Makdesi
At least one person was killed on Monday in an apparent guided missile attack on a car in the Mazzeh area of Damascus, Syrian state television said.
The attack occurred near the Eastern Roundabout, close to the Golden Mazzeh Hotel, a high-end establishment in the centre of Syria's capital, state media added.
Reporting by Nayera Abdallah
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