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By Heba Habib, Usaid Siddiqui and Ali Mustafa

Published On 2 Jul 2026

An explosion rocks a cafe in central Damascus near the Palace of Justice with local media reporting at least five people have been killed in a bomb blast.

Ambulances have been seen weaving their way through traffic with sirens blaring as they headed to the scene.