Damascus: A bomb exploded outside a Defence Ministry building in the Syrian capital Tuesday, killing one soldier and wounding about a dozen other people, the ministry and state media reported.
The Defence Ministry said in a terse statement that soldiers discovered a bomb that was ready to be detonated in the central Bab Sharqi district of Damascus. As they were dismantling it, a car exploded nearby, killing a member of the military and wounding the others.
The ministry said the blast occurred outside a building linked to the Defence Ministry but gave no further details.
State TV reported that the blast killed one person and wounded 12 others, including civilians.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but such attacks in the past have been blamed on the Islamic State group.
IS has claimed such attacks since the Assad family was removed from power after five decades of rule by insurgent groups that marched into Damascus in December 2024.
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