An explosion at a cafe in Damascus on Thursday afternoon has left dozens of people wounded, according to initial Syrian and Israeli media reports. The blast's cause remains unclear, and no group has claimed responsibility. Israeli media cited local reports of many casualties, without attribution to any official source.
An explosion rocked a cafe in central Damascus on Thursday afternoon, with initial reports suggesting dozens of casualties. Israeli media outlet Asaf Rosenzweig (N12) relayed local Syrian reports of many wounded, though no official Syrian source has confirmed the number or nature of the injuries. The cause of the blast is not yet clear, and no group has claimed responsibility. The Zioneer had previously reported an explosion at a cafe in Damascus earlier on Thursday (15:39 Jerusalem time) as a separate but possibly related incident. The current report expands on that earlier account, adding the casualty estimate. Further details are awaited.
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