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 blasts occurred near the Tourism Ministry in Damascus, wounding 18 people, among them four police officers.
According to local sources, bombs planted in a minibus and a trash container exploded on one of the capital's busiest streets.
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 at a café next to the Justice Palace on the road to Damascus's Hamidiyeh Souq killed 10 people and injured 21. French media reported that the explosion was not heard from President Macron's convoy.