Shia Cleric Martyred in Damascus Suburb Blast

IQNA – A terrorist attack in the Sayyidah Zeynab area in a suburb of ​​Damascus, Syria, led to the martyrdom of Shia cleric.

There was a grenade attack on a car in the area on Friday, according to local media reports.

A security source told the Syrian SANA news agency that the ministry of interior of the interim government in Damascus is closely following the explosion that occurred in the Sayyidah Zeynab area, Al-Alam reported.

The news agency explained that according to initial reports, the explosion was caused by an individual throwing a grenade at a civilian vehicle, which resulted in the injury of a civilian.

The ministry added that security forces have surrounded the area to conduct investigations.

While some initial reports indicated that Sayid Farhan Hassan al-Mansour, the preacher of the shrine of Hazrat Zaynab (SA) was injured in today's explosion, some sources reported the martyrdom of this Shia cleric.

Syrian sources reported that al-Mansour, a member of the Syrian Shia Ulema Council, was martyred due to injuries sustained in the attack.

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