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Explosion heard in Syria’s capital Damascus: state media

Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2026, 12:32 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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  • Blast at a cafe reportedly wounded several people.
  • xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo(Al Jazeera)By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026An explosion has taken place inside a cafe in the Syrian capital, state media reports.
  • The blast inside a cafe on Al-Nasser Street in the Al-Marjah district of central Damascus wounded several people on Thursday, state news agency SANA said.

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Blast at a cafe reportedly wounded several people.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo(Al Jazeera)By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026An explosion has taken place inside a cafe in the Syrian capital, state media reports.

The blast inside a cafe on Al-Nasser Street in the Al-Marjah district of central Damascus wounded several people on Thursday, state news agency SANA said.

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