Powerful explosion in Syria, many casualties (VIDEO)
An explosion occurred in a passenger bus in Jarmana, a Druze suburb of Damascus. According to Syrian TV, two people were killed and 13 were injured. The explosive device was planted inside the minibus. Security forces are investigating the circumstances. The incident comes amid reports of a possible removal of Syria from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism by the Trump administration.
On the evening of August 6, an explosive device detonated in a passenger minibus in the city of Jarmana, a Druze suburb of Damascus. According to Syrian state television, citing a security source, two people were killed and 13 others were injured with varying degrees of severity. Security forces are at the scene, investigating the circumstances. The article notes that over the past year and a half, similar incidents in Syria have occurred regularly, including an explosion near the courthouse in Damascus last month and a series of blasts during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron. The latest attack comes amid reports of a possible removal of Syria from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism by the administration of President Donald Trump. The investigation is ongoing.