Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit

The explosions story

As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

BBC notes that this did not emerge in isolation; pressures have been building around explosions.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The lens

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of explosions, injure, damascus, macron, visit: As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.