A cordoned-off area and a damaged structure following explosions near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to stay, in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026. (Credit: Archive photo by Yamam Al Shaar/Reuters)
Several people were killed or wounded in a vehicle explosion in Jaramana, on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported Thursday.
Syria’s health ministry said two people were killed and 13 others injured in the blast, according to the state news agency.
A security source told Ekhbariya that preliminary information indicated the explosion was caused by an explosive device planted on a vehicle.
Several people were killed or wounded in a vehicle explosion in Jaramana, on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported Thursday.
Syria’s health ministry said two people were killed and 13 others injured in the blast, according to the state news agency.
A security source told Ekhbariya that preliminary information indicated the explosion was caused by an explosive device planted on a vehicle.