Two explosions near the Tourism Ministry building in the Syrian capital Damascus injured 18 people, including four security personnel. Syria's official news agency SANA, citing the Interior Ministry, reported that two explosions occurred near the Tourism Ministry in Damascus, injuring 18 people, including four police officers.
Local sources said that bombs planted on a minibus and in a garbage container detonated on one of the busiest streets of the capital Damascus.
NEAR MACRON'S HOTEL
The explosion occurred near the hotel where visiting French President Emmanuel Macron was staying.
MACRON AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
At the time of the explosion, Macron was at the Presidential Palace for a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed Shara. On July 2, a bomb attack had targeted a cafe next to the Justice Palace on the road leading to Hamidiye Bazaar in Damascus, killing 10 people and injuring 21. French media reported that the explosion was not heard from President Macron's motorcade.