An air attack with drones targeting the Military College in Homs on Thursday killed at least 60 people and injured others, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian army held “terrorist organizations” responsible for the attack.
Published on: 05/10/2023 – 16:12
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced that at least 60 people were killed and others injured following a drone attack that targeted the Military College in Homs on Thursday.
The Observatory had confirmed at the time that “seven people were killed and more than 20 officers from the regime forces were injured in a violent explosion in the vicinity of the Military College in Homs, resulting from a drone attack, during the military college’s graduation parade,” while the Syrian army held “terrorist organizations” responsible for the attack that resulted in “A number of martyrs, including civilians and soldiers, and dozens of wounded, including critical injuries.”
The Syrian army said in a statement: “This afternoon, armed terrorist organizations supported by well-known international parties targeted the graduation ceremony of military college officer students in Homs with marches carrying explosive ammunition immediately after the ceremony ended, resulting in a number of martyrs, both civilians and military personnel, and dozens of injuries.” “.
He added, “The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces considers this cowardly terrorist act an unprecedented criminal act, and affirms that it will respond with full force and decisiveness to these terrorist organizations wherever they are found.”
No party has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, noting that the jihadist groups that control parts of Syrian territory sometimes use armed marches.
France 24/AFP
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2023-10-05 14:12:40
