Syrian soldier killed and at least 18 people wounded by Damascus car bomb
Advertising Home Middle East Syrian soldier killed and at least 18 people wounded by Damascus car bomb Middle East A car bomb that exploded outside a defence ministry building in Damascus Tuesday killed one Syrian soldier and wounded at least 18 people, authorities said. No group has yet claimed to be responsible for the attack. 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 in a statement carried by state media.
- ▪Advertising Home Middle East Syrian soldier killed and at least 18 people wounded by Damascus car bomb Middle East A car bomb that exploded outside a defence ministry building in Damascus Tuesday killed one Syrian soldier and wounded at lea
- ▪No group has yet claimed to be responsible for the attack.
- ▪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 in a statement carried by state media.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 1 centre, 1 lean right.
- ▪ At least one killed, 21 wounded in car bomb explosion in Syria’s Damascus — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Blast outside a Syrian defense ministry building kills a soldier, wounds 12 people — ABC News — International
- ▪ WATCH: Car bomb explodes near Defense Ministry building in Damascus — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Syrian soldier killed by car bomb near Defence Ministry building in Damascus — Straits Times — World
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 14:15:39 GMT |
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Advertising Home Middle East Syrian soldier killed and at least 18 people wounded by Damascus car bomb Middle East A car bomb that exploded outside a defence ministry building in Damascus Tuesday killed one Syrian soldier and wounded at least 18 people, authorities said. No group has yet claimed to be responsible for the attack. Issued on: 19/05/2026 - 16:15 1 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 Security personnel arrive at the scene near a burning vehicle following an explosion in Damascus on May 19, 2026. © AFP One Syrian soldier was killed and at least 18 people were wounded by a car bomb that exploded on Tuesday outside a defence ministry building in Damascus, authorities said.
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