Beirut: Syrian TV says a school teacher has been killed and 23 students wounded in shelling that struck near a school in the capital Damascus. It says the shells fired by 'terrorists' struck the upscale district of Malki in Damascus on Wednesday.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported the incident, saying a teacher was killed and around 20 students wounded in the attack. It said some of the wounded students were in critical condition.