8 people killed, 20 others injured in Damascus, Homs

At least eight people were killed and over 20 others, including women and children, injured by mortar shells that targeted the Syrian capital, countryside, and Homs.According to SANA News Agency, a source at Damascus Police Command said that two mortar rounds landed at the entrance of Jaramana city in the countryside, causing the killing of four citizens and the injury of 10 others.Two children aged 8 and 10 and a woman were among the injured, SANA added, noting at the same time that material damage was also caused to a number of cars in the site. It also indicated that Jaramana city has been a target of militant groups for over one year and a half, as it was hit with scores of mortar shells which claimed and injured scores of civilians.