DAMASCUS, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and 15 others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday targeting residential areas in the Sayyidah Zaynab area on the outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus, Syria's pro-government Sham FM radio reported, quoting a local medical source.
Sources in the area confirmed to Xinhua that at least three bodies were transported to a local hospital following the attack.
Earlier, Syrian state TV reported that explosions were heard in Sayyidah Zaynab as an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building there.
The attack caused significant damage to the building, according to the television, without offering official reports of any casualties.
Sayyidah Zaynab, located just south of the Syrian capital, is home to a prominent Shiite shrine and has been the target of Israeli attacks in the past.
Israel has conducted numerous airstrikes in Syria in recent years, targeting what it says are Iranian military assets and arms transfers to Hezbollah. ■
