One killed in missile attack on car in Syrian capital, state media say

People stand near the wreckage of a car after what the Syrian state television said was a "guided missile attack" on the car in the Mazzeh area of Damascus, Syria October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

(Reuters) -At least one person was killed on Monday in an apparent guided missile attack on a car in the Mazzeh area of Damascus, Syrian state television said.

The attack occurred near the Eastern Roundabout, close to the Golden Mazzeh Hotel, a high-end establishment in the centre of Syria's capital, state media added.

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; Writing by Adam Makary; Editing by Kevin Liffey and Hugh Lawson)