An explosion occurred near the Iranian Embassy in the al-Maza neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on the morning of May 25, 2024. The explosion, which was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted under a parked car, resulted in the death of at least one person. The victim, Colonel Louay Muhammad Hussein Al-Nayef, was reportedly close to Iran. The incident has been described as an assassination operation by the Syrian Observatory. Reports indicate that it was a vehicle bomb explosion and not an airstrike. The explosion took place in the Mazzeh district.
ICYMI: An explosion in the al-Maza neighborhood of Damascus, which houses the Iranian embassy, has reportedly resulted in the death of a man "close to Iran." https://t.co/V6wnccECvP
An explosion occurred near the #Iranian Embassy in #Damascus #Syria. Presumably, a car bomb exploded. https://t.co/xLmSQZERPj
🇸🇾⚡ This morning, Colonel Louay Muhammad Hussein Al-Nayef was killed after an IED explosion that was planted in his car in the Mezzeh area in the capital, Damascus. https://t.co/oMbvXIcitV
One dead in explosion near Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria - report https://t.co/7NedEHmOXM https://t.co/FWVEUQjNDG
#BREAKING An explosion has struck the al-Maza neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, home to Iran’s embassy, Israeli media reported Saturday morning, citing Syrian reports. At least one person was killed, a man whose identity has yet to be disclosed but is considered "close to Iran,”…
#Syria: Israeli media reports an explosion in Al-Maza, the neighbourhood in Damascus containing the Iranian Embassy, which has killed at least one person, "a man whose identity has yet to be disclosed but is considered 'close to #Iran'." https://t.co/wwVI1OHLCt
“At least one person was killed, a man whose identity has yet to be disclosed but is considered ‘close to Iran.’” https://t.co/mymOcFWana
🇸🇾⚡ An IED planted under a parked car exploded in Mazzeh district in Damascus city. https://t.co/ov8Jd6sK8F
At least one person was killed in the explosion near the embassy, a man whose identity has yet to be disclosed but is considered "close to Iran." - report https://t.co/SGmpdS5vfK
An explosion is reported near the Iranian Embassy in Damascus. This appears to be an IED/vehicle bomb explosion and not an air attack. https://t.co/EWdF2ZhvXD
The Syrian Observatory reports that the person who was killed in Damascus was "close to Iran", and describes it as an “assassination operation". https://t.co/Xf5pCvsFMe
Explosion reported near the Iranian embassy in the neighborhood of Almaza in Damascus. Reports indicate that a car was involved in the explosion, not an airstrike. https://t.co/sQxSSfB3Mb