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Bus explodes in Syria's Deraa province, 'killing 21' Syria minibus blast: Mine 'kills 21' in Deraa province
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At least 21 people have been killed by an explosion that struck a bus in the southern Syrian province of Deraa, say activist groups. At least 21 people have been killed by an explosion that struck a minibus in southern Syria, activists say.
"Four children and six women [were killed] in a blast that detonated as their vehicle went past Tal al-Jumua" in the Nawa area, said the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Six women and four children were among those who died when the vehicle hit a landmine in the town of Nawa, in the province of Deraa, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
The area is in rebel-held territory but close to an army outpost. Opposition activists blamed forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
Activists blamed regime forces for planting a bomb. The area is in rebel-held territory, but is close to the Tal al-Jumaa army base, which is currently under siege.
More than 100,000 people have been killed in the fighting that has ravaged Syria for two-and-a-half years - with civilians often in the firing line. The UN says more than 100,000 people have been killed in the fighting that has ravaged Syria for two-and-a-half years - with civilians often in the firing line.
The uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's regime began in Deraa. The Syrian Observatory also reported on Wednesday that at least 41 people had been killed in violent clashes between Kurdish fighters and al-Qaeda-affiliated rebels in the oil-rich north-eastern province of Hassaka.
The Observatory said six women were also among the victims of the overnight bus blast. Twenty-nine of the dead were from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and al-Nusra Front, while the others were Kurdish fighters.
A government battalion is positioned in Tal al-Jumua, "and is under siege by rebel forces. Activists blamed regime troops for planting the explosives", said the Observatory. The group also said government forces had been shelling rebel-held areas in Daraa province and the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, and carried out air raids in Hama and Idlib provinces.
In other developments, the Observatory reported: In a separate development, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said its inspectors had "conducted verification activities" at a total of 11 sites in Syria identified by the government as part of its chemical weapons programme.
Activities had also included "critical equipment destruction at six sites as well as some Category 3 weapons destruction", a statement added.
Unfilled munitions and devices, and any other equipment designed to aid in the deployment of chemical weapons, fall into Category 3.
Syria acceded to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and agreed to the destruction of its chemical weapons arsenal after hundreds of people were killed on 21 August, when rockets filled with the nerve agent sarin were fired at several suburbs of Damascus.
The Syrian government and opposition blame each other for the attack.