Man and child killed, another injured in car bomb blast in Jaramana near Damascus

A man and a child were killed and another person injured on Saturday evening when an explosive device planted inside a car detonated in the city of Jaramana near Damascus, according to Syrian Internal Security Forces. Authorities imposed a security cordon around the blast site and launched an investigation into the incident.

In a statement, the Internal Security Forces said their units were deployed around the explosion site, tightened the security perimeter, and began necessary procedures and investigations to determine the circumstances of the incident.

The blast comes about three months after a passenger bus was targeted with an explosive device in Jaramana on August 6, injuring 14 people, according to the Syrian news agency SANA.

Damascus also witnessed two bomb explosions on July 7 near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying during his visit to the Syrian capital. Those blasts killed one person and injured 36 others.

Syrian authorities announced on July 10 that all members of the cell responsible for the Damascus bombings had been arrested, adding that initial investigations indicated links to the Daesh group.

The group periodically claims attacks, particularly targeting Syrian security forces, and has called on its members to fight the new authorities following the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in December 2024.