Syrian Authorities Investigating Explosions During Macron’s Visit — President
Syrian security personnel inspect a burned vehicles near the Four Seasons Hotel after two explosions rocked the area earlier while Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was meeting French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria
DOHA (Sputnik) — The Syrian authorities are investigating the explosions near the hotel in the center of Damascus, where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying, Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Tuesday. «An investigation is currently underway, and the perpetrators of this heinous crime will be detained as soon as possible,» al-Sharaa told a press conference.Earlier in the day, the Syrian Interior Ministry reported that 18 people, including the Deputy Minister of Tourism and four police officers, were injured in two explosions caused by explosive devices in the center of Damascus. The Paris Match reported, citing sources, that Macron was not at the hotel at the time of the explosions nearby. The Syrian Ministry of the Interior also said that there was no immediate threat to French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus or to the hotel where he was staying due to the explosions that occurred there.Macron became the first EU leader to visit Syria since the change of government there-before him, only European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had visited the country.
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