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BEIRUT: A bomb blast at a crow­ded cafe in central Damascus killed at least six people and wounded 22 others on Thursday, Syrian state media reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Syrian state television said an explosive device had been planted at the cafe, near the Palace of Justice in the centre of the capital.

Damascus Governor Maher Idlibi said the blast was caused by a crud­ely made improvised explosive devi­­ce, according to Syrian state media.

Videos that circulated on social media showed wounded people and blood on the floors of a cafe, purportedly the site of the blast.