Three blasts including one caused by a car bomb hit the Syrian capital of Damascus near the holy shrine of Sayyeda Zeinab (as) south of Syria’s capital Damascus on Sunday.

Three blasts including one caused by a car bomb hit the Syrian capital of Damascus near the holy shrine of Sayyeda Zeinab (as) south of Syria's capital Damascus on Sunday, Al-Manar TV correspondent to the city reported.

The attack rocked the Al-Teen street leaving 50 martyrs and more than 200 others wounded.

Sayyeda Zeinab (as) area contains the grave of a granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and is particularly revered as a pilgrimage site.