Overview
- The explosion, reported Tuesday outside a Defence Ministry site in Damascus’s Bab Sharqi district, killed one soldier and left about 12 people wounded, officials said.
- An army unit had found a planted device near the building, and a separate car detonated as personnel worked to deal with the first bomb, according to the Defence Ministry.
- State media said the blast struck a building tied to the ministry, and a security source told Al Ekhbariya it was near an armament management center.
- The Health Ministry said ambulance crews treated the injured and moved them to nearby hospitals, and state TV reported that some of the wounded were civilians.
- No group has claimed responsibility, and accounts rely on official Syrian statements, leaving responsibility and motive unconfirmed.