Ten killed, 40 hurt in bombings near Damascus: watchdog

BEIRUT: Ten civilians were killed and at least 40 wounded in explosions in the western Damascus suburb of Qudsaya on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

"At least 10 civilians were killed and more than 40 wounded, some in critical condition, when three improvised explosive devices detonated in the working-class district of Waroud in the suburb of Qudsaya," the Britain-based watchdog said.

State news agency SANA also reported casualties from a bombing in the area, without giving an exact toll. (AFP)