It must have been some tire - that's all I can say.
The close-up footage provided by the same outlet showed the wrecked rear part of the yellow pullman, including the engine. The bus' windows were all blown out. ''A nearby wall was also damaged,'' said Sammur. A witness told al-Manar TV of Hezbollah that the windows of surrounding buildings were shattered by the blast. per ANSAmed.
From VOA
Witnesses in Syria's capital say a blast hit a bus that had been carrying Iranian Shi'ite pilgrims. Three people were killed and dozens of others wounded. The explosion coincided with a visit to Damascus by a top Iranian official.
The suburban Damascus blast took place near a major Shi'ite shrine, popular with both Iranian and Iraqi pilgrims. Interior Minister Said Mohammed Sammour said the explosion, at a gas station, was not a terrorist act.
Sammour said one of bus' tires was overinflated, leading to the explosion that destroyed the vehicle. He said two workers and the bus driver were killed.
Security officials have launched an investigation and have closed off the area to journalists. Independent confirmation of the cause of the blast is unlikely. Syrian state media lagged several hours behind regional media in mentioning the explosion.
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