Car bomb near hospital in central Syria kills at least 16

December 12, 2015 20:45

A car bomb exploded today in a government-held neighbourhood in the central Syrian city of Homs, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens, state media and an opposition monitoring group said.

State news agency SANA said the blast wounded more than 100 people while the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens were hurt.

The Observatory said an army colonel, a policeman and woman were among the 16 killed in Homs. Homs Governor Talal Barazzi said most of the 16 dead were women and children, adding that 15 of the wounded were treated at hospitals and released.

Today's blast came a few days after hundreds of rebels and their families left Waer, the last opposition-held neighbourhood of Homs, as part of a local truce that will bolster government control of the city.

The Observatory said trucks carrying aid entered Waer today as part of the truce.

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