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Saudi Arabia condemns Damascus bombings during Macron visit
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Saudi Arabia condemns Damascus bombings during Macron visit

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the "cowardly" bombings in Damascus that injured 18 people, including police officers.
  • The explosions occurred while Syrian security forces were attempting to defuse two explosive devices planted by a terrorist cell.
  • The incident did not pose a direct threat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who was visiting the Syrian capital.

Saudi Arabia has issued a strong condemnation of the "cowardly" bombings that struck Damascus on Tuesday, injuring at least 18 people, including four police officers. The explosions occurred during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the Syrian capital.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry stated that the Kingdom "energetically condemns and repudiates the cowardly terrorist attack" targeting security personnel and civilians. The ministry emphasized its "strong rejection of all types of extremist and terrorist actions aimed at destabilizing the security of the Syrian Arab Republic and its sister population."

the most energetic condemnation and repudiation of Saudi Arabia of the cowardly terrorist attack perpetrated in Damascus, which left several members of the security personnel and civilians injured, during an attempt to defuse two explosive devices placed by a terrorist cell

— Saudi Foreign MinistryIn a statement condemning the bombings.

According to Syria's Interior Ministry, the two blasts happened as security experts were trying to disarm two detected explosive devices in central Damascus. The location was outside the security perimeter for Macron's residence, and the incident posed no direct threat to the French leader or his ongoing visit, which is the first by an EU leader to Syria since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in 2024.

This attack follows a similar bombing last Thursday that killed 10 people and injured 21 in a cafe near the Damascus Palace of Justice. These incidents also occur weeks after the trials began at the Palace of Justice for former regime officials accused of murder and violent repression during the 2011 popular uprisings that ignited the Syrian conflict.

our strong rejection of all types of extremist and terrorist actions with which it is sought to destabilize the security of the Syrian Arab Republic and its sister population

— Saudi Foreign MinistryRenewing its stance against terrorism.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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