At least 11 people were killed and 40 others wounded in a car bomb attack that targeted a gas station in Damascus

Car bomb attack targeted a gas station in Damascus killing at least 11 people and wounding 40 others.

People were queuing up for much-needed fuel when booby trap attached to a car went off at the station in the Barzeh al-Balad district of the Syrian capital on Thursday, Reuters reported. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.

Syria’s semi-official al-Ikhbariya television network aired footage of 10 burnt bodies with Red Crescent workers searching for victims of the blast. “There are lots of people who sleep there overnight, waiting for early morning fuel consignments,” a witness was quoted as saying.