Bomb hits Damascus, 'eight dead'

BEIRUT: A bomb exploded in a central square of Damascus on Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding several others, Syria's state news agency said.

The SANA report said the blast-hit Hejaz square, in the heart of the capital, but offered no further details as to who was behind the attack.

Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad have often planted bombs or launched mortars into the capital.