Explosion In Damascus Suburb Kills At Least 1 Person, Wounds Several Others

JARAMANA, Syria — An detonation successful a suburb of nan Syrian superior Damascus killed astatine slightest 1 personification and wounded respective others, according to Syrian authorities media and an Associated Press journalist astatine nan scene.

Syrian authorities tv cited an unnamed information charismatic arsenic saying nan detonation successful Jaramana was caused by an explosive instrumentality planted successful a minivan taxi. Syria’s Health Ministry said astatine slightest 7 group were wounded. An AP journalist astatine nan segment of nan onslaught saw 1 assemblage pulled from nan wreckage.

Residents and rescue workers rushed to nan scene. Witnesses told nan AP that location were passengers wrong nan conveyance that exploded, and that nan blast rattled nan engaged commercialized street.

No group instantly claimed work for nan attack.

Jaramana, which is location to a ample organization of nan Druze belief minority, has faced tensions betwixt immoderate members of nan organization and Sunni Muslim Syrians supportive of nan country’s existent Islamist-led government.

Tensions flared successful April 2025, erstwhile astatine slightest 10 group were killed successful sectarian clashes betwixt Druze gunmen and pro-government fighters.

The evident bombing attack, nan 3rd successful conscionable complete a month, is nan latest of respective challenges that interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has faced since coming to powerfulness successful December 2024 aft starring an insurgency that overthrew nan Assad dynasty and ended its half-century rule.

In early July, 2 explosions wounded astatine slightest 18 group during French President Emmanuel Macron’s landmark sojourn to Syria. Explosive devices were placed successful a garbage bin and a parked car.

Al-Sharaa has pushed to asseverate afloat power complete Syria, entreaty to minorities skeptical of his Islamist-led norm and triumph nan support of Western governments who were concerned astir his past activity of nan formerly al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group. His authorities has promised governmental and economical betterment aft decades of autocratic norm nether nan Assad family.

Shaheen writes for nan Associated Press. AP journalist Kareem Chehayeb successful Beirut contributed to this report.