Syrian soldier killed by car bomb near Defence Ministry building in Damascus

One Syrian soldier was killed and a number were wounded by ‌a car bomb that exploded outside a Defence Ministry building in Damascus, the ministry said in a statement carried ⁠by state media. Soldiers had discovered a different bomb near the building in the capital’s Bab Sharqi district and were trying to dismantle it when the car bomb went off nearby, the ministry ‌said. Syria’s ⁠health ministry said emergency and ambulance teams had responded to the explosion. Around 12 people were wounded. The injured were being transferred to ⁠nearby hospitals and medical teams were continuing to provide treatment and monitor ⁠their condition, it said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the ⁠attack. The post Syrian soldier killed by car bomb near Defence Ministry building in Damascus appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.