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1st LD: 9 killed in twin bombings in Syria's Homs

Xinhua, May 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least nine people were killed in twin bombings that rocked Syria's central province of Homs on Thursday, a military source told Xinhua.

A car bomb and a booby-trapped motorcycle went off at the town of Mukharam al-Fukani in the eastern countryside of Homs, the source said on condition of anonymity.

Emergency crew are working to deal with the aftermath of the bombings, the source added. Endit