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Loud explosion heard in Syrian capital

AMMAN (Reuters) - A loud explosion was heard in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, residents said, although it was not clear what had caused the blast.

One anti-government activist told Reuters in neighbouring Lebanon the blast was in an industrial area near the Old City.

(Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Owais and Erika Solomon; Writing by Ed Cropley; Editing by Louise Ireland)

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