Terrorists on Wednesday assassinated Director of Qualification and Training Department at the Syrian Ministry of Electricity in Damascus, Engineer Mohammad Abdul-Wahab Hassan.

Terrorists on Wednesday assassinated Director of Qualification and Training Department at the Syrian Ministry of Electricity in Damascus, Engineer Mohammad Abdul-Wahab Hassan.

Hassan was killed by a magnetic bomb attached to his car in central Damascus.

Syrian News Agency, SANA reported that “as part of a campaign of assassinations... terrorists fatally wounded Wednesday morning Mohamed Abdel Wahab Hassan, the director of planning at the electricity ministry, with an explosive device attached to his car.”

The incident took place in Baramke neighbourhood, the agency said, adding that Hassan "was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital".