A powerful explosion caused by a car bomb in the city of Homs on Thursday killed at least 3 Syrians and wounded 40 others, some are in critical condition, Syrian media reported. The sources stated that \"terrorists have detonated a car bomb near the Nozha roundabout in Al- Ahram Street,\" noting that the area is one of the busiest places, where it contains several academic buildings along with a popular market, Al-Manar reported. Damascus has witnessed on Wednesday evening the fall of several mortar shells over a number of areas in the Syrian capital, killing 13 people and injuring several others.