French President Emmanuel Macron is safe following reports of explosions in central Damascus on Tuesday morning, the Elysee Palace said.

Macron is in the capital for talks with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace.

A security source told the BBC that the explosions were caused by two explosive devices and that several people were injured.

After traveling to Syria, Macron will head to Türkiye for the NATO summit. The visit “continues as planned”, according to the Elysee Palace.

Following reports of the explosion in the city, videos and images on social media showed plumes of smoke and flames billowing from a vehicle near a hotel in the Syrian capital.

As those reports came in, Syrian state television said al-Sharaa had welcomed Macron to the presidential palace.

The French president did not hear any explosions while addressing the meeting, his officials said.