Activists: Bomb near Syrian capital kills 16
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Syrian activists say a suicide vehicle bombing of an army checkpoint outside Damascus has killed 16 soldiers.
The state news agency SANA confirmed a blast Saturday in the suburb of Jaramana and said it caused casualties. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that rebels led by the al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra or Nusra Front, carried out the attack while trying to capture the checkpoint in the town of Mleiha, overlooking Jaramana. It reported heavy fighting after the blast. (AP)
