DAMASCUS, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- An explosive device affixed under a car exploded Monday in the suburb of Jaramana in Syria's capital of Damascus, injuring a number of women and children, the state- run SANA news agency said.
It said that the blasted car was at al-Wihdeh street in a religiously mixed area.
Jaramana has been plagued by a series of explosions and blasts recently that have killed at least 27 people in all.
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