BREAKING, Television footage shows plumes of smoke rising in the sky; cause of the blasts not immediately clear.Explosions have been heard in the Syrian capital, Damascus.Television footage showed plumes of smoke rising in the sky over the city on Tuesday.The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear and there was no immediate information about casualties.An Al Jazeera correspondent in Damascus reported that two Explosions were heard near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying during a visit to the capital.Authorities sealed off roads after the Explosions.More to come…
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TUE · 2026-07-07 · 07:32 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0707-90781
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Explosions heard in Syria’s Damascus
Explosions were heard in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, with television footage showing plumes of smoke rising over the city. The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear, and there was no immediate information regarding casualties.
Al Jazeera StaffAl JazeeraFiled 2026-07-07 · 07:32 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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Explosions were heard in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, with television footage showing plumes of smoke rising over the city. The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear, and there was no immediate information regarding casualties. An Al Jazeera correspondent reported that two explosions occurred near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to stay during a visit. Following the explosions, authorities sealed off roads in the area.
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Television footage showed plumes of smoke rising in the sky over the city on Tuesday.
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The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear.
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Explosions have been heard in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
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Authorities sealed off roads after the explosions.
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Two explosions were heard near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying during a visit to the capital.
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