The Syrian news agency "SANA" reported today, Saturday, that "the sounds of successive explosions have been heard in the vicinity of the capital Damascus, and the nature of these explosions is being investigated." A SANA correspondent noted the sounds of successive explosions in the vicinity of Damascus, and verification of their nature is ongoing.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed: "Gunfire sounds have been heard around the capital Damascus," indicating that "the sounds of the explosions are the result of Syrian air defense firing."
