
The explosion occurred at a café on en-Nasr Street, located between the Hejaz Railway Station and Merc Square, near the Palace of Justice in the Merc district of Damascus, the capital of Syria. According to Syria’s state news agency SANA, the explosion took place on Thursday, 2 July 2026 and resulted in numerous injuries. Details regarding the nature of the explosion were not clear in the initial hours after the incident, and Syrian authorities launched an investigation to determine its cause. L
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Arslan Kulaksız was a military officer serving in the Turkish Armed Forces with the rank of Major in the Gendarmerie. He lost his life in an armed attack while serving as the District Gendarmerie Commander in Malazgirt, Muş, in 2015. Birth and Family Structure Arslan Kulaksız was born on 1 October 1969 in the village of Ortaova, within the Merzifon district of Amasya. According to population records, Kulaksız was registered in the Merzifon district of Amasya and was married to Sibel Kulaksız. Of
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Gözde Cabadak