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Syria Raises Damascus Cafe Blast Toll to Nine

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Death toll from Damascus café explosion rises to 6 , with 22 injured

Syria's Interior Ministry raised the Damascus cafe-bombing toll at 00:51 IDT to nine killed and 20 wounded. Earlier official figures had said six killed and 22 injured, and first reports said five killed and 16 wounded. The agreed facts are that an explosive device hit a cafe near the Palace of Justice, no group claimed responsibility, and Syrian forces opened an investigation. For Israel, instability in Damascus reinforces the need for firm intelligence and Golan-front readiness until Syria can reliably block jihadist and Iranian-backed threats.

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