2 Killed, 13 Wounded in Bus Blast Near Syrian Capital: State Media
Syrian health officials said 13 others were wounded, and no group has claimed responsibility for the blast.
- On Thursday, August 6, 2026, an explosive device planted on a bus detonated in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus, with Syrian state media reporting several casualties and authorities investigating the blast.
- This bombing marks the third attack in over a month, testing interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa as he consolidates power following the end of the Assad dynasty's rule in December 2024.
- Syria's Health Ministry reported at least seven people were wounded in the blast, while an Associated Press journalist at the scene confirmed one body recovered from the wreckage.
- During simultaneous security talks in Ankara, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan pledged to expand bilateral cooperation on defense and counterterrorism.
- Jaramana has experienced ongoing sectarian tensions between the Druze minority and pro-government Sunni Muslim Syrians, while al-Shaibani urged Israel to respect the 1974 Disengagement Agreement amid regional instability.
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UAE condemns terrorist bombing in Syria's Jarmana
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist bombing of a passenger bus in Jarmana city, near Syria’s capital, Damascus, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) reaffirmed the UAE’s strong condemnation of these terrorist acts and its firm rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability.The Minist…
DECRYPTAGE - Fourteen people were injured, three of them seriously, by a bomb placed under the siege of a public minibus in the Druze city of Jaramana. The attack was claimed online by an unknown Sunni faction until then.
Bomb planted on minibus kills two near Damascus, Syrian officials say
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