Syria’s Interior Ministry says insurgents have shelled the central prison near the capital Damascus, killing at least 10 and wounding more than 40

Syria's Interior Ministry says insurgents have shelled the central prison near the capital Damascus, killing at least 10 and wounding more than 40.

The Interior Ministry statement carried by state TV did not say if the dead and wounded included prisoners from the jail known as Adra Prison, just northeast of Damascus. The statement did not say which specific group was responsible for the attack.

Insurgents have shelled Damascus on several occasions over the past weeks, killing and wounding dozens of people.