The Islamic State group (IS) said Friday it was behind a bombing south of the Syrian capital Damascus the day before that killed at least six people and wounded 20. Thursday's explosion was near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum in Damascus, Syria's most visited Shia pilgrimage site, and came on the eve of the annual Shia Ashura commemoration. In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, the jihadist group said some of its fighters breached tight security imposed by the Syrian regime and militias guarding the mausoleum area. It said "they were able to park and detonate a motorcycle bomb ... during a gathering of Shia pilgrims". The authorities had tightened security mea
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