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17 dead in blasts at army checkpoint in Syria's Homs: governor

Published: 26 Jan 2016 - 11:38 am | Last Updated: 11 Nov 2021 - 05:24 am
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Damascus: t least 17 people were killed in a double suicide bomb blast at an army checkpoint in the Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday, the provincial governor said.

Talal Barazi told AFP that a first suicide bomber detonated explosives while in a car at the checkpoint and a second set off another blast a few moments later.

AFP