Car bomb kills man, young girl near Damascus

• Another person was injured in the blast.
• Syria’s Internal Security Forces said an explosive device detonated inside a vehicle.
• Security forces established a security cordon around the scene.

A man and a young girl were killed and another person was injured on Saturday when an explosive device detonated inside a vehicle in the city of Jaramana, in the Damascus countryside, according to Syria’s Internal Security Forces.

In a brief statement, the security forces said the explosion prompted authorities to establish a tight security cordon around the site.

An investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances of the blast and identify those responsible, the statement added.

This is a developing story.