Syria: No deaths from 'Duma' explosion... final toll 14 injured

The Damascus countryside health directorate announced that the final toll of the bombing targeting a passenger bus in the city of Jaramana yesterday, Thursday, reached 14 injuries, following earlier reports from the Ministry of Health stating that two people had been killed and several others wounded.

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted Damascus countryside health director Dr. Tawfiq Hissa as saying that the Jaramana explosion resulted in 14 injuries, seven of whom were taken to Damascus Hospital. He clarified that three of these cases are critical and require surgical intervention, while confirming that no deaths had been recorded.

Dr. Hissa explained that after the injured arrived at Damascus Hospital and their conditions were monitored, it became clear that the body parts brought by Civil Defense teams belonged to injuries sustained at another hospital, not to deceased individuals.

He added that the body parts consisted of three limbs, including one complete limb. Initially, they were estimated to belong to fatalities, but medical follow-up and verification of the cases revealed they resulted from injuries. He noted that the owners of these limbs are currently undergoing surgical operations at Damascus Hospital.

An earlier assessment by the Syrian Ministry of Health had reported that two people were killed and 13 others were wounded on Thursday, following the explosion of a bomb planted in a passenger bus in Jaramana, in the Damascus countryside.