AMMAN — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday condemned the “terrorist”bombing that targeted a passenger minibus in the Damascus countryside.

 

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Fouad Majali reaffirmed Jordan's full solidarity with the government and people of Syria, stressing the Kingdom's rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

 

Majali also reiterated Jordan's support for Syria's security, stability, sovereignty, territorial integrity and the safety of its citizens.

 

He extended the Kingdom's deepest condolences to the government and people of Syria and to the families of the victims, wishing those injured a speedy recovery.

 

At least two people were killed and 13 wounded after a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday in a Syrian town home to Druze and Christian communities near capital Damascus, state media reported, citing the health ministry.

 

At the blast site in the town of Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, a minibus had its roof blown out, with the chassis wrecked from the inside and debris strewn across the road, AFP images showed.

 

"According to preliminary information... the explosion in the town of Jaramana was caused by a bomb placed" inside a minibus, state TV reported, citing an official source.

 

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.