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MapCar Bomb Kills Two in Jaramana, Damascus Countryside, Syrian Internal Security Forces Say
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Car bomb exploded in Jaramana, Damascus countryside Two people killed, including a girl
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Jaramana car bomb kills two
A car bomb exploded in the city of Jaramana in the Damascus countryside, killing two people including a girl and injuring two others, according to the Syrian Internal Security Forces (ISF) statement posted on X on Saturday. The ISF said it imposed a security cordon at the site of the explosion and began investigations to uncover the circumstances of the blast, while Al-Ikhbariyah reported that the blast occurred in the Nasim neighborhood and initial information pointed to an explosive device planted in a car near a battery manufacturing plant. Civil Defense teams arrived at the site of the explosion, forensics teams worked to verify the causes and circumstances, and authorities began counting damages and providing medical aid to the injured as investigations continued, according to Al-Ikhbariyah.
Milad Fadel said the target was a different site from the one where the explosive device planted in the car exploded, and he described the explosion area as containing a garage used to transport passengers to the city of al-Suwayda. Diyad Qadour suggested that the Islamic State organization might be behind the blast, pointing to a pattern of attacks returning to sensitive areas in Damascus and its suburbs and in Homs, and he said the device might be primitive and loaded with many materials to maximize casualties and damage.
Neighborhood details and response
State broadcaster Al Ikhbariya, citing security sources, said early reports pointed to an improvised explosive device placed in a vehicle near a battery factory in the Al Naseem neighborhood of Jaramana. Sana reported that authorities opened an investigation to clarify the details of the explosion, while Civil Defense teams cordoned off the area and began providing care to those affected. Shafaq News said the blast occurred near the Suwayda bus terminal, describing the area as having several businesses and shipping companies, and it said security forces, ambulances, and civil defense teams arrived and secured the surrounding area.
Al-Ikhbariyah also said authorities began a damages assessment and provided medical assistance to the injured, and it added that Civil Defense teams cordoned off the scene. The reports placed Jaramana about 3 kilometers southeast of central Damascus and described it as part of the capital's metropolitan area with a significant Druze community.
Pattern of prior attacks
The incident in Jaramana was described alongside other recent vehicle and explosive attacks, including an explosion of a car loaded with ammunition in Idlib on September 1 that killed five people and wounded five others. The reports also recalled an August 6 explosion in Jaramana that killed two people and injured 13 others after a bomb detonated inside a minibus in the city of Jaramana. Al-Jazirah Net said Diyad Qadour pointed to IS attacks using bombs declining and then returning to target sensitive areas in Damascus and its suburbs and in Homs.
أخبار حياة said there was no information yet on the extent of damage or injuries after the blast was heard near Jaramana, and it reiterated that a previous August explosion in the city left two dead and 13 injured. Shafaq News framed the Saturday blast as killing two and injuring two near Damascus, and it described the immediate arrival of security forces, ambulances, and civil defense teams to secure the surrounding area.