Wave of bombings kills dozens

At least 40 people have been killed in bombings in mainly government-held areas of Syria, state media report. Four attacks took place within an hour in Tartous, Homs and in a suburb of Damascus, with one in Hassakeh, which is dominated by Kurdish forces. The deadliest incident was outside Tartous, home to a Russian naval […]

At least 40 people have been killed in bombings in mainly government-held areas of Syria, state media report.
Four attacks took place within an hour in Tartous, Homs and in a suburb of Damascus, with one in Hassakeh, which is dominated by Kurdish forces.
The deadliest incident was outside Tartous, home to a Russian naval base and in the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect.
The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attacks, which took place between 08:00 and 09:00 (05:00-06:00 GMT) on Monday.
Syria’s official Sana news agency reported that 30 civilians had been killed and 45 others injured in the Tartous countryside.
First, a car bomb was detonated on the Arzoneh motorway bridge, a local police source told Sana.
Then, as a crowd gathered at the scene to help the wounded, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt, the source added.