Car bomb blast leaves 4 people dead in western Syria
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The handout picture provided by the official SANA news agency shows Syrian army soldiers inspecting the site of two bomb blasts in the city of Homs on February 21, 2016. ©Reuters
At least four people have lost their lives and eight others injured in a car bomb explosion in Syria’s Western Province of Hama hours after a cessation of hostilities agreement took effect in the country.
The blast rocked a checkpoint on the eastern entrance of the Salamiyah town on Saturday, the official SANA news agency reported.
Two civilians were among those killed in the bombing.
A militant group affiliated with the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, according to reports.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also held ISIL responsible for Saturday’s bomb blast.
“The car bomb attack is not a breach to the truce because it occurred in an area where the cessation of hostilities agreement does not apply,” said Rami Abdulrahman, Head of the monitoring group.
Salamiyah is considered as a frontline in battles between Syrian government forces and ISIL Takfiri terrorists.
The deadly incident came hours after a two-week ceasefire brokered by Russia and the US went into effect in Syria, urging the “cessation of hostilities” by the warring sides to the conflict gripping the Arab country.
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