An ammunition depot in Damascus exploded Saturday, state media reported, prompting a blast heard by an AFP journalist in the Syrian capital.
"An ammunition depot for the Syrian regime army in western Damascus exploded after a fire in nearby fields started spreading," state news agency SANA said, citing a military source.
The ammunition depot was located in a military zone in Mashrou Dummar, a western suburb, SANA reported.
The explosion wounded eight pro-government fighters, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group.
The Syrian capital has been relatively calm since regime forces recaptured the Eastern Ghouta suburbs from rebel forces last year.
However, strikes by Syria's rival Israel continue to target military installations around the capital.
More than 560,000 people have been killed in Syria's war since it erupted in 2011 with a violent crackdown on anti-regime protests.
Agence France Presse
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