Two explosions near the Tourism Ministry building in Damascus injured 18 people, including four security personnel. Syria's official news agency SANA, citing the Interior Ministry, reported that two blasts occurred near the Tourism Ministry in Damascus, wounding 18 people, among them four police officers.
According to local sources, a bomb placed in a minibus and a trash container exploded on one of the capital's busiest streets.
Near Macron's Hotel
The explosion occurred near the hotel where visiting French President Emmanuel Macron was staying.
Macron at Presidential Palace
At the time of the blast, Macron was at the Presidential Palace for a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. On July 2, a bomb attack at a café next to the Palace of Justice on the road to Damascus's Hamidiyeh Souk had killed 10 people and wounded 21. French media reported that the explosion was not heard from Macron's motorcade.