Mar 21, 2018

The death toll in a barrage of rebel rocket fire on a popular shopping district of Syria's capital Damascus has risen to 44 civilians, state media said on Wednesday.

The attack on edges of the Jaramana district in eastern Damascus took place on Tuesday night, and state media had reported 35 dead at the time.

"Nine more civilians lost their lives after sustaining critical wounds," state news agency SANA reported Wednesday, citing a police source.

"A number of wounded are still in the intensive care units of the hospitals in Damascus," SANA said.

The toll is the highest in rebel shelling on Damascus since Syria's conflict erupted in 2011.