DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — Three blasts took place near a Shiite shrine in the Sayyidah Zaynab suburb town near Damascus earlier in the day. At least 59 people were reported dead, with over 120 injured.
"The terrorist attacks in Sayyidah Zaynab are an attempt by the terrorist groups supported by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to wreck all efforts aimed to launch intra-Syrian talks," Alikhbaria news channel quoted the ministry's statement.