A army bus exploded within the Syrian capital Wednesday, leaving greater than a dozen useless.
Two explosive devices planted on the bus went off at 6:45 a.m. native time close to a bridge in central Damascus, killing 14 and injuring extra. Navy engineers dismantled a 3rd explosive system that fell off the car, the official SANA information outlet reported.
Footage obtained by SANA confirmed the charred shell of a bus on a busy avenue.
Syrian officers didn’t instantly blame the assault on any specific group, merely saying “terrorists” have been accountable.
One other army bus sustained an explosion in Damascus final August as effectively, killing one. Syrian officers mentioned the incident was {an electrical} subject, however the al-Qaeda-affiliated insurgent group Hurrays al-Din claimed credit score for it.
The Syrian authorities controls a lot of the nation, however its war with rebel groups remains to be raging within the northwest. The United Nations mentioned Wednesday that 4 youngsters have been killed on their strategy to within the northwest Idlib province, per an announcement despatched to Al-Monitor. The federal government additionally retook parts of the south final month after a cope with insurgent forces.
Professional-opposition Syrian information retailers additionally reported that six regime soldiers were killed in an explosion within the central metropolis of Hama on Wednesday.
