Car bomb kills dozens in eastern Syria

At least nine people were killed and dozens more injured after a car bomb exploded in eastern Syria today.



State television reports that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber in the city of Deir al-Zour.



The blast, which reportedly took place near military intelligence offices, is the latest in a series of blasts near Syrian security agency buildings.



No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and a Syrian foreign ministry spokesman said that the bomb contained 500 kilogram of explosives.



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