Damascus Cafe Explosion Kills 4 and Injures 10 in Central Commercial District
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 2
Damascus Cafe Explosion Kills 4 and Injures 10 in Central Commercial District
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 2
Summary
Four people were killed and 10 injured when an explosion tore through a cafe on Al-Nasser Street in Damascus's Al-Marjah district, Syrian state media and the health ministry said.
The blast struck a cafe near the Palace of Justice, Hejaz railway station and Al-Marjah Square, a busy commercial area in central Damascus.
The cause was not immediately known, with local reporting describing limited damage inside the cafe as security forces sealed off the site.
Syrian authorities have opened an investigation into the explosion, which hit the capital's center on Thursday.