(250817) -- DAMASCUS, Aug. 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Syrian security personnel inspect the wreckage of a vehicle after an explosion in the Mezzeh district of Damascus, Syria, Aug. 16, 2025.
A car bomb exploded on Saturday night near the Golden Mezzeh Hotel on the Mezzeh highway in western Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
The blast, which could be heard across parts of the capital, did not result in any human or material losses, SANA quoted Damascus police chief Osama Mohammad Khair Atkeh as saying. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
