5 September 2016 Syria bombings

5 September 2016 Syria bombings
Part of the Syrian Civil War
5 September 2016 Syria bombings is located in Syria
Tartus
Tartus
Homs
Homs
Damascus
Damascus
Hasakah
Hasakah
5 September 2016 Syria bombings (Syria)
Location of the cities in Syria
LocationTartus, Homs, Damascus, and Hasakah, Syria
Date5 September 2016 (2016-09-05)
Attack type
Suicide bombings
WeaponsCar bombs and explosive belts[1]
Deaths48–53 killed (at least one attacker also killed)[1][2]
Perpetrators ISIS

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]

References

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