Syrian security forces detonate leftover munitions, source says

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian security forces detonated leftover munitions as part of a training exercise in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, a security source said, creating an explosion that was heard across the city.

The source from Syria’s General Security Service, which is broadly responsible for security matters, told Reuters no-one was wounded in the controlled blast.

Residents had heard a loud blast and saw a plume of smoke rising in the western neighborhoods of the city early on Tuesday evening.

(Reporting by Khalil Ashawi and Kinda Makieh in Damascus; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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