Desk: There is news of two back to back explosions outside a hotel in Syria’s capital, Damascus. French President Emmanuel Macron is staying in this hotel. Macron has come to Damascus on the invitation of Syrian President Al Shaara. 6 people have died in the bomb blast. Around 20 people are injured there. These include the Tourism Minister of the Syrian government. According to news agency Reuters, a large number of people were present at the place where the extremists carried out the blast. Most of those who died were policemen, who were engaged in the security of Macron.
According to Al Arabiya, when Macron was leaving the hotel to meet Al Shara, at the same time a loud explosion was heard outside the hotel. The media persons present with Macron have broken this news.
The blast that took place outside Macron’s hotel was carried out by a car. The red colored car was first parked outside the hotel, after which it was exploded. The French Presidential Palace has not yet issued any statement regarding this, but it is being said that Macron met Al Shara immediately after the blast.
At the same time, Syrian Police has intensified the investigation of the case. Macron is the first European Union leader in Al Shara’s government to reach Syria. Macron came to Damascus on a 2-day visit. This was the last day of the tour.
According to news agency Reuters, this explosion took place in a very posh area of Damascus. The sound of two simultaneous explosions has been heard in Damascus. At that time, Macron was coming out of a meeting at the hotel with civic groups. However, nothing has happened to them.
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