Toll In Rockets On Syria Capital Rises To 44 Dead: State Media

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.

Damascus, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Mar, 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.

Medical facilities in the capital were overwhelmed on Tuesday, with pools of blood on the floor and families searching desperately for loved ones. An AFP correspondent at the main Damascus hospital said there were so many dead, they could not fit in the mortuary.

Outside, women wailed and hugged each other as they waited to hear whether their loved ones had survived. The rain of rockets hit a popular market known for its inexpensive prices. It was packed with people shopping on the eve of Mother's Day in Syria, celebrated on March 21.