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Politics Syria: Explosions in the capital Damascus

SDA

14.11.2025 - 22:18

ARCHIVE - A Syrian boy stands under a huge portrait of the late Syrian President Al-Assad, painted over with the colors of the so-called "revolutionary" flag, in Damascus. Photo: Hussein Malla/AP/dpa/Symbolic image
ARCHIVE - A Syrian boy stands under a huge portrait of the late Syrian President Al-Assad, painted over with the colors of the so-called "revolutionary" flag, in Damascus. Photo: Hussein Malla/AP/dpa/Symbolic image
Keystone

According to the state news agency Sana, there have been violent explosions in the Syrian capital Damascus. A loud bang was heard in a western district of the city. Eyewitnesses told the German Press Agency that three explosions were heard. Part of a building collapsed. Security forces had cordoned off the area.

Keystone-SDA

14.11.2025, 22:18

Sana reported, citing a military spokesperson, that it was an attack. It had been carried out with rockets. They were fired from a mobile launch platform. It is not yet clear who is behind the attack. The relevant authorities are working to clarify the background. According to Sana, one woman was slightly injured.

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