Explosions rock Damascus as French President Macron visits Syria
Explosions in Damascus have wounded 18 people and struck near the hotel housing French President Emmanuel Macron during his state visit to Syria.
The brief
A series of explosions occurred in Damascus while French President Emmanuel Macron was visiting Syria for a state visit. According to reports from NPR and Al Jazeera, the blasts wounded 18 people. Video footage highlighted by Fox News shows a bomb rocking the hotel where the president was staying.
Coverage from BBC News, CBS News, and CNN emphasizes that President Macron is safe despite the blasts occurring near his hotel and while he met with his Syrian counterpart. Separately, Reuters reports that the French shipping group CMA CGM has signed a deal with Syria. Future developments center on the outcome of the state visit and the implications of the post-Assad stopover discussed by France 24.
Coverage does not yet specify the perpetrators of the attacks.
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Who reported it (18)
- Explosions in Damascus Won’t Shake Macron’s Faith in Sharaa Foreign Policy · 45d ago
- Video shows bomb rock Damascus hotel where French President Macron is staying during Syrian state visit Latest World News on Fox News · 45d ago
- French shipping group CMA CGM signs deal with Syria Reuters · 45d ago
- Explosions rock Damascus, wounding 18, as French President Macron visits Syria NPR · 45d ago
- Explosion near Macron’s Damascus hotel as French president meets Syrian counterpart CNN · 45d ago
- Video shows bomb rock Damascus hotel where French President Macron is staying during Syrian state visit Fox News · 45d ago
- Explosions in Damascus during Macron visit to Syria: What we know Al Jazeera · 45d ago
- The Debate - France's Macron to hold post-Assad visit to Damascus: Why the Syria stopover? France 24 · 45d ago
- Eighteen wounded as explosions rock Damascus during Macron’s visit to Syria Al Jazeera · 45d ago
- Macron safe after explosions in Syrian capital during French president's visit BBC News · 45d ago
- Emmanuel Macron flew into Syria with Israeli missile-defense technology The Jerusalem Post · 45d ago
- Explosions in Damascus during Macron's visit: One person killed and 36 injured Le Monde.fr · 45d ago
- Syria says one killed, 36 wounded after Damascus blasts during Macron visit Al Jazeera · 45d ago
- Syria grapples with unrest as government faces old and new threats Al Jazeera · 45d ago
- Explosions rock Damascus as French President Macron visits Syria CBC · 45d ago
- French President Emmanuel Macron safe after bomb blasts near his hotel in Damascus CBS News · 45d ago
- Macron safe after explosions in Syrian capital during French president's visit BBC · 45d ago
- Explosions rock Damascus as French President Macron visits Syria AP News · 45d ago broke it first
Quick answers
Was President Macron injured in the blasts?
No, BBC News and CBS News report that President Macron is safe.
How many people were injured?
NPR and Al Jazeera report that 18 people were wounded.
What other developments occurred during the visit?
According to Reuters, the French shipping group CMA CGM signed a deal with Syria.
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