Two killed, 13 injured in minibus blast near Damascus
An explosion tore through a minibus in Jaramana, southeast of Damascus, on August 6, killing two people and injuring 13, according to Syrian health authorities cited by Al Jazeera.
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- An explosion tore through a minibus in Jaramana, southeast of Damascus, on August 6, killing two people and injuring 13, according to Syrian health authorities cited by Al Jazeera.
An explosion on a minibus in Jaramana, southeast of the Syrian capital Damascus, killed two people and injured 13 on August 6, 2026, according to Syrian health authorities cited by Al Jazeera.
The blast struck the vehicle on the outskirts of Damascus. Reports from the scene said human remains were found, while the Health Ministry put the number of injured at 13.
The available reports did not establish what caused the explosion or identify those killed and wounded. The incident was covered in both a news report and a later video update from the same outlet; both gave the same casualty figures.
Further details from Syrian authorities, including any investigation into the cause, were not immediately available in the source material reviewed by AddisMizan.
