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DAMASCUS, Syria \u2014 A deadly explosion rocked a cafe in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday, leaving at least four people dead, according to Syria’s Interior Ministry.<\/p>

A Health Ministry official, Dr. Ahmad al-Bakour, spoke to the state-run SANA news agency and confirmed that ten additional people suffered injuries in the blast, which took place near the main courthouse complex in the city.<\/p>

As of Thursday, no group had stepped forward to take credit for the attack. Security personnel quickly descended on the scene, surrounding the cafe and blocking off the surrounding area while investigators work to determine what happened.<\/p>

Video footage that spread across social media platforms showed multiple injured individuals on the ground, with law enforcement officers visible nearby.<\/p>

Syria’s current leadership came to power following a rapid insurgency in December 2024 that ended the Assad dynasty’s long rule. Since taking control, the new government has moved aggressively against militants connected to the extremist Islamic State group, aiming to prevent attacks in and around Damascus.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A bomb detonated inside a cafe in Damascus, Syria on Thursday, killing at least four people and injuring ten more. The explosion occurred near the city’s main courthouse complex, and no group has yet claimed responsibility. Syrian security forces have sealed off the area as an investigation gets underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":90101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783003560087.jpg?fit=1000%2C660&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-nrg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":90825,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/bomb-blast-near-damascus-courthouse-kills-6-lawyers-injures-22\/","url_meta":{"origin":90102,"position":0},"title":"Bomb Blast Near Damascus Courthouse Kills 6 Lawyers, Injures 22","author":"Admin","date":"July 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A bomb hidden at a cafe near the Palace of Justice in central Damascus killed six lawyers and wounded 22 others on Thursday. 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