UPDATE-2 - Explosion Heard Near Syrian Capital Damascus - Reports
Umer Jamshaid Published January 20, 2019 | 04:18 PM
MOSCOW/DAMASCUS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th January, 2019) An explosion has been heard in the vicinity of the Syrian capital of Damascus, located in the southwest of the country, local media reported on Sunday.
According to the Syrian Arab news Agency, the blast is being preliminarily regarded as a terrorist attack.
The outlet later added that the loud noise was caused by an explosion of a bomb-laden car.
No one was killed in the blast, and the terrorist responsible for the attack has already been detained, the outlet noted.
Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen, in turn, reported, citing its correspondent, that an explosive device was found and then detonated.
The Syrian Arab News Agency later removed information about a car bomb, also saying that the blast was triggered by an ordinary explosive.
Damascus and its suburbs have seen fewer incidents like this since the Syrian government forces regained full control over the area last year.
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