Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills six, Syrian state media say

The development

There was no immediate claim for the bombing at a cafe close to the Palace of Justice, a major government building

What shifts

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The wider picture

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Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The editorial line

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of bomb, blast, damascus, cafe, kills: There was no immediate claim for the bombing at a cafe close to the Palace of Justice, a major government building.