Syrian state TV: Bombing in Damascus kills 1 amid fierce fighting in city's suburbs
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Syria's state television says a booby trapped car has exploded in a neighborhood of the capital, Damascus, killing one person.
The report says Thursday's explosion went off outside the offices of the Red Crescent society.
It's the latest in a series of bombings that have hit Damascus in recent weeks amid fierce fighting in the capital's suburbs between President Bashar Assad's forces and rebels seeking to topple him.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Activists say the car bomb exploded in the al-Zahera district on the southern edge of Damascus.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosion was followed by a heavy deployment of security troops in the area.