syria petrol station hit by deadly car bomb

At least nine people have been killed by a car bomb at a petrol station in the Syrian capital, Damascus, say activists.

The bomb reportedly hit the Barzeh al-Balad district, as large numbers of people were queuing for fuel.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group said the death toll in Thursday's was likely to rise.
The bombing comes a day after dozens of people were killed in an air strike on a petrol station south of the city.
Syria is in the grip of chronic fuel shortages, and motorists often wait for hours in queues at petrol stations.
'Shocking' figures The opposition Revolution Leadership Council in Damascus said Thursday's explosion had been caused by a "a booby-trapped car", Reuters reported.
One local activist told the agency he saw ambulances taking away people with severe burns.
"The station is usually packed even when it has no fuel. There are lots of people who sleep there overnight, waiting for early morning fuel consignments," he said.
On Wednesday, the UN's Human Rights Council said a new study suggested more than 60,000 people had died since the start of the unrest in Syria in March 2011, many more than activists have claimed.
UN rights chief Navi Pillay said the number of casualties was "truly shocking"