5 September 2016 Syria bombings

5 September 2016 Syria bombings
Part of the Syrian Civil War
Tartus Homs Damascus Hasakah 5 September 2016 Syria bombings (Syria) Location of the cities in Syria
Location	Tartus, Homs, Damascus, and Hasakah, Syria
Date	5 September 2016;9 years ago (2016-09-05)
Attack type	Suicide bombings
Weapons	Car bombs and explosive belts [1]
Deaths	48–53 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. "Multiple bomb blasts in Syrian cities kill at least 12". AP. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016.
2. "String of deadly bomb attacks target government held areas in Syria". Middle East Eye. 5 September 2016.