Syria Announces Arrest of ISIS Cell Tied to Damascus Blasts During Macron Visit

The Interior Ministry claims custody of operatives it says planted explosive devices that detonated during the French president's trip, but the case has yet to reach any court.

Syria's Interior Ministry has announced the arrest of an Islamic State cell it says was responsible for detonating explosive devices in Damascus during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to the capital. The declaration, made Thursday, is the first official claim of custody for suspects tied to the blasts, which occurred while a foreign head of state was on Syrian soil. [1]

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