Fatalities reported after 'huge explosion' in Damascus

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Fatalities reported after 'huge explosion' in Damascus
Early reports suggest explosion near military intelligence office in the Syrian capital was an act of terrorism

Snow is seen on Mount Qasion in the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP

 A "huge explosion" near a military intelligence office in Damascus on Sunday left a number of dead and wounded, a war monitor said.

"The explosion took place near a security branch in the south of the city. There are some people killed and injured but we could not verify the toll immediately," the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP.

It was unclear if the blast was caused by a bomb that was planted or a suicide attack, according to the monitor, which relies on a network of sources inside the country.

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