Syrian army carries out controlled explosion in Damascus

FILE PHOTO: A Syrian flag flutters in Damascus, Syria, April 20, 2018. (Reuters)

DAMASCUS: A loud blast was heard on Tuesday morning in Damascus as the Syrian army blew up ammunitions seized from insurgents, in a controlled explosion in the suburb of Douma, state TV said.
The Syrian army announced in 2018 that it had taken back full control of all areas around Damascus after seven years of civil war that first erupted with protests against President Bashar al-Assad.