DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces have uncovered a secret cache of explosives linked to the militant cell responsible for the July 7 bombings in Damascus, the Interior Ministry said on Friday, adding that investigations were continuing to identify any remaining hideouts connected to the network.
In a statement carried by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the ministry said interrogations of members of the cell led investigators to the concealed storage site, where security forces seized a number of explosive devices allegedly prepared for use in a series of planned attacks.
Engineering teams safely dismantled and defused the explosives after the site was raided by Internal Security forces, the ministry said.
The discovery came a day after authorities announced the arrest of all members of the cell allegedly responsible for two explosions that struck central Damascus on July 7.
Brig. Gen. Ahmad al-Dalati, commander of Internal Security in the Damascus countryside, said preliminary investigations indicated the group was affiliated with the Daesh, also known as the Islamic State militant group.
