At least 14 killed in bomb blasts in Syria’s Homs
AFP
28 December, 2015, 15:28
Update: 28 December, 2015, 15:28
Syrian government forces patrol Sadad, a majority Syriac Orthodox Christian ancient town which is believed to be the same town referred to as Zedad in the Old Testament’s Book of Kings, on 18 December 2015. Photo: AFP
Damascus: At least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in twin bomb blasts Monday in the central Syrian city of Homs, state media reported.
‘The preliminary toll in simultaneous terrorist explosions that hit the city’s Al-Zahraa neighbourhood is 14 dead and 132 wounded,’ state television reported in a news flash.
The residents of Al-Zahraa are mostly Alawites, the minority sect of Syria’s ruling clan.