Bombings kill over four dozen people in Syria

Over four dozen civilians have lost their lives and scores of others sustained injuries after a string of bomb explosions that targeted residential in different parts of Syria.

Two bomb explosions ripped through the entrance to the western port city of Tartus, located 220 km northwest of the capital, Damascus, on Monday, claiming over 30 civilian lives.

Syrian police sources said the first blast took place when a car rigged with explosives was detonated on a highway under the Arzuna Bridge. The second blast happened when a bomber blew himself up as people were rescuing the victims of the initial bombing.

The unnamed sources said that at least 36 people were also injured in the two blasts.

Russia, a Syrian ally that is conducting aerial operations against militants in the Syria, operates a naval base in Tartus.

Additionally, a bomb hidden on a motorcycle exploded in the Kurdish-populated Marsho area of the northeastern city of Hasaka, leaving eight people dead.

Three people were also killed and several others injured when an explosives-laden car went off on a road linking the Sabourah and Baja districts of the outskirts of Damascus.

In the northeastern Bab Tadmor (Gate of Palmyra) neighborhood of the western city of Homs, located 162 km north of Damascus, a bomb attack killed two civilians and left seven others injured.

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group later claimed responsibility for all of the terrorist attacks.

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