Twin Car Bombs Kill 25 in Syria’s Homs

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Two car bombs killed at least 25 people, including women and children, in a neighborhood of Syria's central city of Homs Wednesday, state news agency SANA reported.

Another 100 people were wounded in Karam al-Luz, in a terrorist attack blamed .

"Twenty-five people fell as martyrs, including women and children, and more than 107 others were wounded after the explosion of the two car bombs" a half-hour apart, SANA said.

Videos posted online showed destroyed shop fronts and people panicking and running in all directions as rescuers struggled to extinguish a fire.

Earlier Wednesday, troops fighting in the Qalamoun region seized the town of Rankous, tightening their grip on the strategic region along the Lebanese border.
"Units of the Syrian army have now accomplished their operation in the Rankous area and restored security and stability after eliminating a large number of terrorists," state media said.

A source at Damascus Police Command told SANA that terrorists fired two mortar rounds on al-Kabbas residential neighborhood, causing the injury of 2 citizens and material damage to a number of cars and markets.

On Tuesday, terrorists fired 4 mortar shells on the neighborhood, causing the injuring of two citizens and material damage to a number of cars.

Last month, the regime dealt a major blow to the opposition by seizing its last key bastion in the region, the town of Yabroud.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team