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		</div><p>Two bombs have exploded near the Syrian capital, killing at least eight people and wounding over a dozen others in the latest attack to hit the predominantly Shiite area in recent months.</p>
<p>Syrian State TV said the blasts in the Sayyida Zeinab area just south of Damascus killed eight people and wounded 13 others. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 12 people were killed and dozens were wounded in the two explosions.</p>
<p>The Sayyida Zeinab suburb is home to a shrine by the same name, one of the most renowned in Shiite Islam.</p>
<p>The heavily guarded shrine to Sayyida Zeinab, the daughter of the first Shiite imam, Ali, and granddaughter of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, receives thousands of Shiite pilgrims each year.</p>
<p>Reports said the first blast was caused by a suicide attacker wearing an explosives belt and took place at the entrance of Ziabiyeh district while the second explosion was the result of a car bomb in al-Teen street.</p>
<p>Sayyida Zeinab has been a frequent target of suicide and car bombings in Syria&#8217;s civil war, now in its sixth year. Some of them have been claimed by the Islamic State group.</p>
<p>On April 25, eight people died when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-packed vehicle at a military checkpoint in the suburb.</p>
<p>In February, a series of blasts ripped through Sayyida Zeinab, killing at least 83 people and wounding more than 170.</p>
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