Attack on a Bus in Central Syria.. and the Death of 7 People

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Seven people were killed on Wednesday in a shooting that targeted a bus carrying civilians in Homs province, central Syria, according to the official news agency "SANA". The attack also resulted in the injury of four people.

Meanwhile, security forces have begun investigations to identify those involved in targeting the bus.

For its part, a security source explained to France Press that the bus was carrying "engineers and workers from a private electricity company."

It is worth mentioning that on August 22, an explosion of a bus belonging to the internal security forces near Damascus resulted in several injuries among its members.

At the beginning of that month, 14 people were injured in an explosion targeting a passenger bus in the city of Jaramana near Damascus.

In July, two simultaneous explosions with explosive devices targeted the area around a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron stayed during a visit to Damascus. Syrian authorities stated that the cell involved in the explosions is affiliated with the "ISIS" organization.