Explosion rocks Damascus’ Mezzeh District

A bomb exploded near the Golden Hotel in the Mezzeh neighborhood of the Syrian capital, Damascus.

Explosion rocks Damascus’ Mezzeh District
16 August, 2025   22:37
NEWS DESK

A powerful explosion shook the Mezzeh district of Damascus this evening. According to media outlets affiliated with Syria’s transitional government, the blast was caused by an “improvised explosive device” placed inside an “old car.”

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that ambulances rushed to the scene, though no casualties or injuries have been confirmed so far.

According to the Observatory, some wings of the “Golden Hotel,” near which the explosion occurred, are under the control of an individual known as “Abu Maryam al-Australi.”

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