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Macron Visits Syria Amid Explosions | Salt Lake City News
French President Emmanuel Macron made a bold, historic trip to Syria — the first by a major Western leader since the regime change in December 2024 — aiming to bolster support for the new government ahead of a NATO summit. But his visit was overshadowed by two deadly explosions in Damascus that injured 18 people, though Macron narrowly escaped harm. The blasts, discovered in a car and a trash can, follow a similar attack a week prior that killed 10. With Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s controversial past and rising opposition, the attacks may be an attempt to undermine Syria’s stability…
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