Four students have been martyred after a mortar round fired by terrorists hit a school bus in Bab Sharqi area in Damascus, SANA reported.

Four students have been martyred after a mortar round fired by terrorists hit a school bus in Bab Sharqi area in Damascus, SANA reported.

The Education Director in Damascus, Mohammad Mardini told SANA that 4 students and the bus driver have been martyred in the attack, adding that 4 other students and two superintendents who were in the bus have been wounded.

Moreover, 11 children have been wounded due to terrorist attacks with mortar rounds on al-Qassaa' neighborhood.

A source at Damascus Police Command said that a mortar shell fired by terrorists hit John of Damascus School in al-Qassaa' neighborhood, wounding 11 children and causing material damage to the school building.

The source also pointed out that an attack with two mortar shells caused material damage to the Holy Cross Church in al-Qassaa' neighborhood, as terrorists targeted with a mortar round the Kyrillos Church, causing no casualties.

A mortar round also hit Aleppo Street, causing material damage to 6 cars in the area.