BEIRUT, July 2 (Reuters) - A bomb blast at a crowded cafe in central Damascus killed at least five people and wounded 16 others on Thursday, Syrian state media reported.Syrian state TV said a bomb had been planted at the cafe, which is near the Palace of Justice in the centre of Syria's capital. There were no other immediate details on the apparent attack and no immediate claim of responsibility. State news agency SANA reported the death and wounded toll, citing the head of Syria's emergency health services.

DAMASCUS -- Five people were killed and 16 others wounded on Thursday in an explosion inside a cafe in central Damascus, Syrian authorities said.

An explosion in a Damascus cafe has killed at least four people, according to a Syrian Health Ministry official.

Blast at a cafe reportedly wounded several people.