17 Jun 2013

Explosion at military airport in Damascus

12:59 pm on 17 June 2013

A big explosion has been reported at a military airport in the west of the capital Damascus.

State TV said the blast was caused by "a terrorist attempt to target Mezzeh military airport".

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in London said on Sunday a car bomb had been detonated at a military checkpoint near the airport.

Unconfirmed reports said around 20 soldiers were killed or wounded.