People killed and injured as blast hits vehicle near Syria’s Damascus

Body parts found at the scene and at least seven wounded after explosion on minibus in town of Jaramana.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Several people have been wounded and others are feared dead in an explosion on a passenger minibus in a town on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus.Seven injuries have so far been recorded in the blast that took place in the town of Jaramana on Thursday, Najeeb al-Nassan, the director of the Referral, Ambulance and Emergency Directorate at Syria’s Ministry of Health, told state news agency SANA.He added that body parts had been found at the scene and were being handled by forensic teams.A source at Syria’s Health Ministry told Al Jazeera that two people were killed and 11 others injured, but this has not been officially confirmed.The blast took place during peak hour in Rauda district of Jaramana, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported.A security source told Al Jazeera that it was caused by an explosive device planted on a minibus.Al Jazeera correspondent Amer al-Abbad, reporting from Damascus, said the town had seen rising tensions in recent days.Two days ago, limited protests were held in Jaramana demanding accountability for what residents c...