Car bomb in Damascus suburb kills two, including child

A car bomb in a suburb of Damascus killed two people, including a child, and wounded another on Saturday, according to Syria’s state news agency. The authorities secured the scene and opened an investigation; the bombing adds to a series of attacks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December 2024.

Recent incidents include an August blast on a bus in Jaramana that wounded 14 people, and two devices that exploded near a hotel during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus in July, killing one person and injuring 36. Authorities blamed the July attack on an organisation affiliated with Islamic State, which has claimed other attacks on Syrian security forces.