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Syria state media reports vehicle explosion in Damascus

Syrian state media said a car exploded on Monday in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus which is home to embassies and security headquarters but it did not specify the cause of the blast.

The official SANA news agency reported "a car explosion in one of the neighborhoods" of Mazzeh, where an AFP correspondent said a hotel was damaged and vehicles torched following the blast near Syria's Information Ministry.

Source: Agence France Presse


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