Syria says IS behind Damascus blasts, finds explosives cache

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Syrian authorities uncovered an explosives cache after capturing an IS-linked cell responsible for bomb blasts during French President Macron's visit to Damascus. The interior ministry reported intensive investigations that led to finding a secret storage for explosives intended for terrorist attacks.

Syrian authorities on Friday said they uncovered an explosives cache after having captured an IS-linked cell responsible for two bomb blasts during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus earlier this week. On Friday, the interior ministry said that "intensive investigations with members of the terrorist cell" allowed authorities to find "a secret cache the cell had designated for storing explosives in preparation for a series of terrorist attacks".