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Car bomb kills a man and child in Damascus suburb
A suspected car bomb killed a man and his child on Saturday in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, Syria’s capital.
The blast also wounded at least one person, though accounts differed on whether one or two people were hurt.
Syria’s Internal Security Forces cordoned off the area and opened an investigation into the explosion.
Jaramana has a large Druze community and has seen tensions with some Sunni supporters of the government.
The blast comes amid fragile security in Syria, nearly two years after Bashar al-Assad’s rule ended.
Authorities have blamed some recent attacks on ISIL cells, but no responsibility for this blast was reported.
The investigation is under way, and no further steps were announced.
A suspected car bomb killed a man and a child in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, on Saturday.
The blast also wounded at least one person, according to the reports.
Syria’s security forces cordoned off the area and opened an investigation.
The reports differ on the number of people wounded and provide few details about the victims.
- Who
- A man and a child were killed. At least one other person was wounded.
- What
- A suspected explosive device inside a car exploded.
- When
- Saturday evening, November 14, 2026.
- Where
- Jaramana, a suburb on the southeastern edge of Damascus, Syria.
- Why
- Not stated
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Bashar Assad was removed from power, ending five decades of Assad family rule, according to AP.
An explosive device inside a car exploded in Jaramana, killing two people.
Security forces cordoned off the area and began an investigation.
- Deaths
- Two people, including a child
- Location
- Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus
- Date
- November 14, 2026
- Injuries
- Al Jazeera reported one person seriously injured; AP reported one wounded according to the Interior Ministry and two according to state TV
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