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Location | Al-Zahra neighbourhood, Homs, Syria |
Date | 21 February 2016 +3 ( EEST) |
Target | Alawite civilians heading to work |
Attack type | Mass murder |
Weapons | Car bombs |
Deaths | 64 [1] |
Injured | 100+ |
Perpetrators | ISIS |
Motive | Sectarian |
On 21 February 2016, two car bombs struck exploded in the predominantly Alawite neighborhood of al-Zahra in Homs, Syria. [2] The bombings killed at least 57 people and injured more than 100 others. [3] At least 60 surrounding buildings and dozens of cars were destroyed in the blasts. [4]
The bombings occurred during the Sunday morning rush hour on the Sixtieth Street. The initial death toll was 34, but rose due to the number of people critically injured. [5] According to a Syrian government television channel, they targeted students and government employees going to work. Dozens of vehicles were destroyed and a number of nearby buildings were damaged. It aimed supporters of the government at a time when it was making significant military gains. [6]
The bombings occurred on the same day as bombings in the Damascus suburb of Sayyidah Zaynab that killed at least 30. [7] The attacks in Homs and Damascus were claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [3] [8]
Bombings in Homs in January 2016 had killed 22 people. [9]
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February 2016 Homs massacre | |
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Part of Syrian Civil War | |
Location | Al-Zahra neighbourhood, Homs, Syria |
Date | 21 February 2016 +3 ( EEST) |
Target | Alawite civilians heading to work |
Attack type | Mass murder |
Weapons | Car bombs |
Deaths | 64 [1] |
Injured | 100+ |
Perpetrators | ISIS |
Motive | Sectarian |
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On 21 February 2016, two car bombs struck exploded in the predominantly Alawite neighborhood of al-Zahra in Homs, Syria. [2] The bombings killed at least 57 people and injured more than 100 others. [3] At least 60 surrounding buildings and dozens of cars were destroyed in the blasts. [4]
The bombings occurred during the Sunday morning rush hour on the Sixtieth Street. The initial death toll was 34, but rose due to the number of people critically injured. [5] According to a Syrian government television channel, they targeted students and government employees going to work. Dozens of vehicles were destroyed and a number of nearby buildings were damaged. It aimed supporters of the government at a time when it was making significant military gains. [6]
The bombings occurred on the same day as bombings in the Damascus suburb of Sayyidah Zaynab that killed at least 30. [7] The attacks in Homs and Damascus were claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [3] [8]
Bombings in Homs in January 2016 had killed 22 people. [9]
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