A suicide attacker in an explosives-laden car caused a blast in a southern suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus, a local security service source said.
"The explosion most likely occurred at the army checkpoint at the entrance to Sayyidah-Zaynab from the road to the airport," the witness said, noting that it is not yet known whether there were casualties.
The source military and security service officials were able to detain the second mined car that managed to cross the checkpoint, Sputnik reported.
