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MapCar Bomb Explodes in Jaramana Near Damascus, Killing Two Including a Child
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Car bomb exploded in the southern Damascus suburb of Jaramana. Two people killed, including a girl, and at least one injured.
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Car bomb hits Jaramana
An explosive device placed inside a car exploded Saturday evening in the southern Damascus suburb of Jaramana, killing two people and wounding at least one, according to state TV and the Interior Ministry. The blast took place near a factory where batteries are produced, and state TV said two people were killed and two were wounded without giving further details. The Interior Ministry said the dead included a child and added that one person was wounded, while security forces cordoned off the area and started an investigation.
At least two people, a man and a girl, were killed in a car bomb explosion in Jaramana near Damascus, and security forces cordoned off the area as they launched an investigation into the blast. The Internal Security Forces said the blast occurred when an explosive device planted inside the car detonated, and it said two people, including a girl, were killed and another person was injured.
Conflicting injury details
State TV said two people were killed and two were wounded, while the Interior Ministry said the dead included a child and noted that one person was wounded. Shafaq News said two people were killed and two others injured in Jaramana, and it placed the blast near the Suwayda bus terminal. The detonation occurred in the Al Naseem neighborhood and cited state broadcaster Al Ikhbariya and security sources saying early reports pointed to an improvised explosive device placed in a vehicle near a battery factory.
The explosion killed two people and wounded at least one, and it repeated that the Interior Ministry said the dead include a child. It was unclear who planted the device, and the forces cordoned off the scene and launched an investigation.
Investigation and local context
Syrian authorities said security forces cordoned off Jaramana and opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the explosion. SANA reported that an investigation was opened to determine the circumstances of the explosion and clarify what happened, while Civil Defense teams cordoned off the area and began aid efforts for those affected. Jaramana is located in southwestern Syria, about three kilometers southeast of central Damascus, and it hosts a significant Druze community.
“Jaramana is home to a large community of the Druze religious minority.”
Jaramana has faced tensions between some members of the community and Sunni Muslim Syrians supportive of the country’s current Islamist-led government. Jaramana is home to a large community of the Druze religious minority and the suburb has faced tensions between some of its members and Sunni Muslim Syrians supportive of the current Islamist-led government.