Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Two explosions shook Damascus near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was staying, wounding at least 18 people.
The president was not inside the hotel when the blasts hit, having already left for Syria's presidential palace.

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