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Syria car bomb kills two people including child

Syria car bomb kills two people including child

The SANA news agency said the explosion in the city of Jaramana also wounded one person.

A car bomb killed two people including a child in a suburb of the Syrian capital on Saturday, state media reported, as authorities struggle to restore full security to the country.

The SANA news agency said the explosion in the city of Jaramana also wounded one person.

Authorities had "established a security perimeter at the scene and opened an investigation", it cited security forces as saying.

Syria has frequently been hit by explosions or attacks against civilians or security forces since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

In August another blast struck Jaramana, with the attack on a bus wounding 14 people, according to SANA.

In the capital Damascus, two devices exploded near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying during a landmark visit in July.

That blast left one person dead and 36 wounded.

Authorities blamed an organisation affiliated with the Islamic State jihadist group, which has previously claimed several attacks targeting Syrian security forces.

In 2014, IS seized vast swathes of territory in Syria, but was largely defeated in 2019.

The group still maintains sleeper cells in the country while calling on its members to fight the authorities.

In brief

The SANA news agency said the explosion in the city of Jaramana also wounded one person. Authorities had "established a security perimeter at the scene and opened an investigation", it cited security forces as saying. Authorities blamed an organisation affiliated with the Islamic State jihadist group, which has previously claimed several attacks targeting Syrian security forces.

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