BREAKING NEWS

Explosion heard over Syria's Damascus, state news agency says

An explosion was heard over Syria's Damascus early on Thursday, the state news agency said without providing further details. It attributed the strike to Israel. 

One soldier was killed, and seven people were injured, the Syrian defense ministry said.

The strike targeted a building in the area of Kafr Sousa in central Damascus, and explosions were heard in the area, Syrian state news agency SANA said.

This is a developing story.