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Damascus, July 3 (IANS) The death toll from an explosion inside a cafe in central Damascus has risen to nine, while the injuries have surged to 20, Syria’s interior authorities said Thursday night in a statement.The blast, occurred at around 3:00 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), was caused by an improvised explosive device weighing about 1 kg and packed with metal fragments, the authorities said.The device was detonated inside the cafe on al-Nasr Street in the Hijjaz area, about 70 meters west of the…