Car Bomb Explodes In Damascus, Syria

A car bomb has exploded in the business district of the Syrian capital killing 10 people and leaving at least 45 injured. A government official said the explosion occurred at one of the capital's biggest roundabouts in Sabaa Bahrat, the city's main business district, which houses the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance. A resident described the explosion as the biggest she had heard in the capital and said that large plumes of smoke were rising from the area.