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| Syria bombings: Five explosions hit government-held and Kurdish cities | Syria bombings: Five explosions hit government-held and Kurdish cities |
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| At least 18 people have been killed in a series of bombings in Syria, state media reports. | At least 18 people have been killed in a series of bombings in Syria, state media reports. |
| Four explosions hit the government controlled cities of Tartous, Homs and in the countryside outside the capital Damascus, while a fifth explosion hit the Kurdish-held city of Hasaka. | Four explosions hit the government controlled cities of Tartous, Homs and in the countryside outside the capital Damascus, while a fifth explosion hit the Kurdish-held city of Hasaka. |
| It is not immediately clear whether there is any link between the blasts in the state-held cities, or whether they had been coordinated with the attack in Hasaka. | It is not immediately clear whether there is any link between the blasts in the state-held cities, or whether they had been coordinated with the attack in Hasaka. |
| There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts, which all took place between 8am and 9am local time. | There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts, which all took place between 8am and 9am local time. |
| The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which maintains a network of contacts inside the country, put the death toll at 24. | The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which maintains a network of contacts inside the country, put the death toll at 24. |
| Two violent explosions hit the Arzouna bridge area at the entrance to the northwestern coastal city of Tartous, the Observatory and state news agency Sana said. | |
| At least 11 people were killed and 45 wounded, a source in the Tartous police told Sana. | |
| Syrian state television said the first explosion was a car bomb and the second was a suicide belt detonated as rescue workers came to the scene of the first incident. | Syrian state television said the first explosion was a car bomb and the second was a suicide belt detonated as rescue workers came to the scene of the first incident. |
| A car bomb struck the city of Homs at the entrance to the Bab Tadmur neighbourhood, Sana said. | |
| The governor of Homs province said a car bomb struck a military checkpoint in the provincial capital, Homs, killing two soldiers and injuring four others, one critically. | The governor of Homs province said a car bomb struck a military checkpoint in the provincial capital, Homs, killing two soldiers and injuring four others, one critically. |
| A motor bike exploded in the centre of the northeastern city of Hasaka, which is under the control of the Kurdish YPG militia. | A motor bike exploded in the centre of the northeastern city of Hasaka, which is under the control of the Kurdish YPG militia. |
| The Observatory said the blast killed three members of the Kurdish security force, known as the Asayish, and two civilians. | The Observatory said the blast killed three members of the Kurdish security force, known as the Asayish, and two civilians. |
| Sana also reported an explosion in the Sabbourah suburb in the capital Damacus, killing one. The Observatory said three were killed. | |
| Isis claimed twin suicide bombings that killed over 160 people in the neighbouring coastal towns of Tartus and Jableh in May. | Isis claimed twin suicide bombings that killed over 160 people in the neighbouring coastal towns of Tartus and Jableh in May. |
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