DAMASCUS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd September, 2018) Explosions in an ammunition depot near the Mezzeh military airfield in the vicinity of Damascus were caused by a short circuit, local media reported Sunday.
That incident has nothing to do with the reported Israeli missile strikes at the outskirts of Damascus, the SANA news agency reported, citing a military source.
Earlier in the day, a source in Syrian intelligence services told Sputnik that the outskirts of Damascus were subject to missile attack. The Syrian air defense systems repelled the blows, he said, adding that Mezzeh military airfield near Damascus was not affected by the strike, but there were explosions at an ammunition depot near it as a result of the attack. The Times of Israel newspaper reported, citing sources, that the strikes had been conducted by Israeli aircraft.
