A car bomb struck a market in the north of the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday, resulting in deaths and injuries, state television reported.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) stated that at least eight people were killed and 20 were wounded in the blast."A terrorist car bomb exploded in the vegetable market in Masaken Barzeh in Damascus, causing deaths and injuries," a breaking news alert on state television said.There were no immediate details about the number of casualties in the blast.The explosion was also reported by the SOHR, a Britain-based monitor, which said it hit the garage of a police officer's club in the district.The monitor also reported dead and injured in the explosion but had no exact figure.Car bombs have been used regularly, often to devastating effect, in Syria's war.While the capital has been largely spared, a multiple bomb attack near the Sayyida Zeinab shrine outside the city killed at least 71 people last month.More than 260,000 people have died in Syria's conflict since it began in March 2011 with anti-government protests.