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Urgent: Powerful explosion heard in Syria's Damascus, causes unknown -- eyewitnesses

Urgent: Powerful explosion heard in Syria's Damascus, causes unknown -- eyewitnesses

Xinhua
19 May 2026, 17:15 GMT+

DAMASCUS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A powerful explosion was heard east of the capital Damascus on Tuesday, near an old military headquarters in the area, eyewitnesses told Xinhua.

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