Explosion rocks Damascus near Syrian Defense Ministry Weapons Center

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Region 19-05-2026 | 17:19

Explosion rocks Damascus near Syrian Defense Ministry Weapons Center

A deadly car explosion struck near Damascus’ Bab Sharqi district, targeting a weapons management facility linked to Syria’s Defense Ministry, as security forces sealed off the area amid conflicting reports over the cause of the blast.

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Reports indicated the explosion of an improvised explosive device planted inside a car, targeting the Weapons Management Center in Damascus.

 

Syrian Arab News Agency reported hearing an explosion near the Bab Sharqi area, amid conflicting reports regarding its cause.

 

 

 

An Agence France-Presse correspondent reported hearing the sound of an explosion before witnessing a car engulfed in flames in the middle of the street, near the Armament Administration building part of the Syrian Ministry of Defense. He added that security forces imposed a cordon around the area.

 

 

A source from civil defense told "France-Presse" that at least one person was killed due to the explosion.

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explosion ، Damascus ، Weapons Management Center ، Syrian Ministry of Defense