5_September_2016_Syria_bombings

5 September 2016 Syria bombings

5 September 2016 Syria bombings

ISIL terrorist incident in Syria

On 5 September 2016, suicide bombers simultaneously exploded in the Syrian cities of Tartus, Homs, Damascus, and Hasakah. A car bomb detonated on a coastal highway in Tartus, killing more than five people, followed by a suicide bomber exploding in the crowd gathering in the area. A car bomb then hit a Syrian Army checkpoint in the Zahra district of Homs and killed two soldiers. A motorcycle bomb detonated near an Asayish checkpoint in Hasakah and killed at least five people, with an explosion in the capital city of Damascus following soon after.[1][2]

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  1. [1]
    "Multiple bomb blasts in Syrian cities kill at least 12". AP. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016.
  2. [2]
    "String of deadly bomb attacks target government held areas in Syria". Middle East Eye. 5 September 2016.
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