At least 17 people have been killed in two terrorist blasts in a residential area of the Syrian city of Homs.
According to provincial Governor Talal al-Barazi, two explosions occurred with a difference of a few minutes in the residential area of Al-Zahra. He said at first a car stuffed with explosives was blown up, parked in a densely populated quarter, then almost on the same spot a suicide bomber blew himself up.
Barazi said “the aim of the terrorists was the checkpoint of the Syrian security forces.” He added that “among the dead there were several on duty policemen at the checkpoint, but most of the victims are civilians.”
The explosions have caused damage to residential buildings and infrastructure of the neighborhood, SANA correspondent reported.
Late last month two terrorist attacks hit the Al-Zahra area, killing 19 civilians and injuring over 40.
