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xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo(Al Jazeera)By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Several people have reportedly been killed and others wounded in an explosion in a city on the outskirts of Syria’s capital Damascus, according to state media.
The blast took place on Thursday in Jaramana, in the Damascus countryside, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported.
A security source told the channel that the blast was caused by an explosive device planted on a vehicle, citing preliminary information.
Sources told Al Jazeera the explosion took place on a passenger minibus. No details were immediately available regarding the number of victims or their identities.
The Syrian Interior Ministry and security authorities had not issued an official statement at the time of publication, and no group immediately claimed responsibility.
