An explosion occurred outside a Damascus armament management centre after a device was immediately secured and an attempt was made to defuse it, Syria’s Ministry of Defence Media and Communications Directorate told Syrian Arab News Agency.
The directorate said a booby-trapped vehicle detonated in the same area, resulting in the death of one soldier and injuries to several others, with varying degrees of severity.
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An explosion has occurred in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus after a car bomb detonated near a military facility.
Reuters reported that a vehicle packed with explosives blew up close to the Syrian Armaments Directorate in the outskirts of the city.
A military source cited by the agency said the blast took place in the immediate vicinity of the facility.
By Aghakazim Guliyev
