Syria says preliminary probe links Damascus bomb cell to Islamic State

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A preliminary investigation has linked the cell responsible for recent bombings in Damascus to the Islamic State, according to Syrian security officials. The head of internal security in Damascus countryside detailed how one member of the cell was tracked and led to the identification of other members.

July 9 (Reuters) - Preliminary investigations into the cell responsible for Tuesday's bombings in Damascus have shown it was affiliated with Islamic State, a senior Syrian security official said on Thursday. • "We were able to track down one member of the cell responsible for the July 7 Damascus bombings, and by monitoring him we identified the rest of the group's members," Ahmad al-Dalati, head of internal security in the Damascus countryside, told Syrian state-run Ekhbariya TV.