Damascus, Nov 13 (IANS) Two people were killed and 20 others wounded Wednesday in multiple mortar attacks in some neighbourhoods of Syria’s capital Damascus.
The mortar shells landed in the eastern districts of Bab Touma and Zablatani, causing material losses, Xinhua reported citing the state-run SANA news agency.
Damascus residents have been angered by the indiscriminate shelling from the rebels who claimed that they only targeted security and military positions.
The rebels announced that the shelling of Damascus came as a response to their tight siege by government troops.