Syrian officials said late on July 9 the country had captured an ISIL-linked cell responsible for two bomb blasts during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus earlier this week.

Explosions rocked Damascus shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron entered the presidential palace to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

DAMASCUS: Bombs exploded near the hotel where Emmanuel Macron was staying in Syria on Tuesday, a security source said, but the French president did not hear the explosions, the…