Explosions rock Damascus on second day of Macron's visit to Syria

According to France 24, explosions were heard in Damascus on Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron visited the Syrian capital. Witnesses reported smoke rising near a high-end hotel where the leader had spent the night. Macron is the first major EU leader to visit Damascus since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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