Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced Thursday that the group behind what he described as “terrorist” bombings in Damascus earlier this week has been apprehended, according to Syrian state television.
Khattab said authorities plan to publicly disclose the identities of those arrested, their individual roles, and all connections they may have had — but only after investigators have finished their work.
The bombings took place Tuesday when two explosive devices went off near a hotel in Damascus where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying overnight. The blasts injured 18 people and put a dark cloud over what was a significant diplomatic moment — the first trip to Syria by a head of state from the European Union since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
