**An explosion in the Syrian capital Damascus has hit a crowded bus carrying Iranian pilgrims, with dozens of casualties reported.**The blast took place near the al-Sayyida Zeinab shrine for Shia Muslims. At least six people are reported to have been killed, including the driver.
Such incidents are rare in Syria, but there was one major attack last year.
In September 2008 a car bomb near Damascus killed at least 17 people on a road leading to the same site.
No group said it carried out that attack but officials blamed Fatah al-Islam, a Sunni Islamist group.
The shrine, popular with Iranian pilgrims, is dedicated to the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
After Thursday’s blast one witness told Reuters news agency: “Body parts are still scattered around the bus.”
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