5 September 2016 Syria bombings

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5 September 2016 Syria bombings
Part of the Syrian Civil War
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Homs
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Damascus
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Hasakah
5 September 2016 Syria bombings (Syria)
Location of the cities in Syria
Location Tartus, Homs, Damascus, and Hasakah, Syria
Date5 September 2016
Attack type
Suicide bombings
Weapons Car bombs and explosive belts [1]
Deaths48–53 killed (at least one attacker also killed) [1] [2]
PerpetratorsAQMI Flag asymmetric.svg  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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Multiple bomb blasts in Syrian cities kill at least 12". AP. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "String of deadly bomb attacks target government held areas in Syria". Middle East Eye. 5 September 2016.