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Updated · Kalinga TV · Jul 7Twin Damascus Explosions Kill 18 Near Four Seasons as Macron Visits Syria
3 articles · Updated · Kalinga TV · Jul 7Summary
- At least 18 people were killed in twin explosions in Damascus, with one blast in a dumpster and another in a vehicle near the Four Seasons Hotel.
- The attack struck on the second day of President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Syria, near the hotel where he was staying.
- Macron was not near the hotel when the blasts hit; he had left in the morning for the presidential palace and was with the Syrian president.
- Roads around the scene were closed as security forces and ambulances rushed in, underscoring the security risks surrounding the high-profile visit.
Insights
After the Damascus blasts, can Syria's new government still secure vital foreign investment? Who benefits from undermining Syria's diplomatic reopening with the West? Is this attack a final act of a fallen regime or the first challenge for Syria's new era?