Ten dead in explosion in Syria
At least ten people have been killed and 14 injured in an explosion in a building in the coastal city of Latakia in Syria. The search for more victims continues in the rubble.
WorldAt least ten people have been killed and 14 injured in an explosion in a building in the coastal city of Latakia in Syria. The search for more victims continues in the rubble.
WorldTestimonies speak of dead bodies in piles and people are said to flee from coastal areas in Syria. Anxiety grows after days of reports of the killing of civilians, primarily from the Syrian Alawite minority. Syria's new leader calls for peace.
WorldAt least 162 people from the Alawite minority in Syria have been killed by Syrian security forces in "five separate massacres", reports the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR). Additionally, at least 95 more people have been killed in clashes between government forces and supporters of the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad.
WorldSyria's deposed dictator has broken the silence from his exile in Russia. Bashar al-Assad claims that Syria is now in the hands of terrorists – and that he did not flee voluntarily.
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