‘Huge’ blasts near Damascus airport blamed on Israeli strike?

BREAKING: Massive explosions blasted following multiple Israeli air strikes near Damascus Airport in Syria - Local media. pic.twitter.com/HdsJjj17O7

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From the Times of Israel:

“The blast was huge and could be heard in Damascus,” he said. Activist-operated Diary of a Mortar, which reports from Damascus, said the explosion near the airport road was followed by flames rising above the area. 

A pro-government site Damascus Now said the explosion was near the city’s Seventh Bridge, which leads to the airport road. 

Some opposition-linked media reports blamed the attack on Israel, saying an initial missile strike against a weapons warehouse belonging to government forces caused fuel silos to explode, leading to a cascade of explosions that damaged a few nearby homes. 

Explosions were also reported in the Al-Mazzeh area of the Syrian capital, apparently at the Mazzeh Air Base, a military airstrip used by regime forces. 

There was no immediate confirmation of the cause for the explosions from either Syrian or Israeli sources.