A powerful explosion has rocked a military airport in a suburb in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to witness reports and local media.
Syrian state TV has been relating witness testimonies of a huge
blast that was heard throughout most of western Damascus on
Sunday. It took place in the Mezzeh district that is home to
several embassies and the Mezzeh military airport.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed the
source of the blast to be a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint
near the airport, which is also one of the major government elite
force bases, often used for transporting supplies.
Video footage captured by witnesses allegedly showed smoke and
flames rising from the area.
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