Drone attack on Syrian military academy kills 80 people
- October 5, 2023
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Syrian authorities have raised the death toll to 80 following a drone attack on a military academy in the city of Homs this Thursday that left more than
Syrian authorities have raised the death toll to 80 following a drone attack on a military academy in the city of Homs this Thursday that left more than 240 people injured.
This was confirmed by Health Minister Hassan al-Gabash, who said six women and six more children were among the dead.
He said the number of victims could increase.
Al-Gabash arrived at one of the hospitals in the city of Homs to see firsthand the state of health of some of the wounded. From there, he ensured that all victims received the necessary treatment.
The Minister of Health thanked the Syrian medical teams for their work in caring for all the wounded, and also praised the coordination between all hospital centers in Homs.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry has designated “US-backed terrorist groups,” apparently referring to the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, the press release said. New York Times.
Authorities declared three days of mourning for the deaths of civilians and soldiers in the event, and the Foreign Office issued a statement regretting that the attack was yet another example of the “cruel and bloody terrorist approach” that the population was subjected to. Syria for many years now.
A video appeared online, filmed moments after the attack. Photo: special.
For its part, the Syrian Armed Forces said the attack caused “several martyrs” and “dozens of wounded”without any claims of authorship at this time, according to a statement published by the Syrian Ministry of Interior through its account on the social network Facebook.
They confirm that the sites were attacked by “drones carrying explosives” and condemn that this “unprecedented cowardly act of terrorism” left several civilians “critically injured” and the death toll is likely to rise in the coming hours.
“We will respond with all our strength and determination to these terrorist organizations, wherever they are, and emphasize that the planners and perpetrators of this criminal act will be brought to justice and will pay a heavy price,” the Syrian armed forces concluded.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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