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What’s behind the deadly bombing of a crowded Damascus cafe?
Key takeaways
- The blast near Damascus’s main courthouse killed six and wounded 22 as Syria’s new state battles to impose security.
- It is viewed by analysts as a major security breach in the heart of the Syrian capital, but one that was not entirely unexpected due to the number of opponents to Syria’s new government.
- The explosion hit a popular cafe on Al-Nasr Street in the al-Hijaz area of Damascus, about 100 metres from the main entrance of the Palace of Justice.
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The blast near Damascus’s main courthouse killed six and wounded 22 as Syria’s new state battles to impose security.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Syrian security forces near the Palace of Justice following the cafe bomb blast nearby [Louai Beshara/AFP]Published On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026A bomb blast tore through a crowded cafe in central Damascus on Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding 22.
It is viewed by analysts as a major security breach in the heart of the Syrian capital, but one that was not entirely unexpected due to the number of opponents to Syria’s new government.
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