A civilian was seriously injured on Thursday as a mortar shell fired by terrorists targeted Harasta suburb in Damascus Countryside, according to a Police Command source.

A civilian was seriously injured on Thursday as a mortar shell fired by terrorists targeted Harasta suburb in Damascus Countryside, according to a Police Command source.

The shell, the source told SANA, landed in the middle of a street in the suburb, which is located to the north of Damascus city, causing serious head injury to a civilian who, was taken to the hospital.

The shell also caused material damage to a number of shops and cars.