An explosion in central Damascus on Thursday killed four people and wounded 11, the Syrian health ministry said, with the cause of the blast still unclear.
The head of emergency services in the health ministry, Ahmed al-Bakour, gave the toll in statements carried by the state news agency SANA, while a correspondent with the AFP news agency saw an ambulance transporting victims after the explosion.
The explosion comes a day after the first parliament since the fall of long-time leader Bashar al-Assad began to take shape.
Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa announced 70 legislators on Wednesday who will join the 140 chosen in elections over the past eight months.
The 210-member Parliament will hold its first meeting on Monday when the members will be sworn in, the head of Syria’s electoral committee, Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, told reporters.
