Two bomb blasts kill 22 at army checkpoint in Syria

Two bomb blasts kill 22 at army checkpoint in Syria - ảnh 1
Destroyed buildings are seen in Homs, Syria ©Joseph Eid (AFP/File)

(VOVworld) - At least 22 people were killed in a double suicide bomb attack at an army checkpoint in the central Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday, state media said. The provincial governor of Homs, Talal Barazi, said more than 100 people were injured in the blasts in the Al-Zahraa neighborhood.  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said those killed included 13 government soldiers. The Al-Zahraa district has been targeted multiple times. Last December 19 people were killed in several simultaneous blasts. The residents of Al-Zahraa are mostly Alawites, the minority sect of Syria's ruling clan. The Islamic State group has in the past claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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