2021 Damascus bus bombing
On 20 October 2021, two improvised explosive devices attached to a Syrian Army bus exploded as the vehicle passed under Jisr al-Rais Bridge in Damascus, Syria, during morning rush hour, killing 14 people.[1][2] A third device was defused by an army engineering unit.[2]
| 2021 Damascus bus bombing | |
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| Part of the Syrian civil war | |
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| Location | Damascus, Syria |
| Date | 20 October 2021 |
Attack type | Bus bombing |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive devices |
| Deaths | 14 |
| Perpetrator | Qasioun Brigades |
It is the deadliest bombing in Syria's capital city since the March 2017 Damascus bombings, in which dozens of people were killed.[1]
Attack
An army bus carrying troops was blown up near a bridge in the centre of Damascus after two bombs were attached to the bus prior to departure, with a third defused by Army engineers.[3]
About an hour after the explosion, Ariha in Idlib Governorate in the northwest of the country was shelled. The territory is controlled by rebels who are fighting against the government.[3][4]
Aftermath
The group "Qasioun Brigades" released a statement claiming responsibility for the attack. They said that such attacks will continue in response to "the massacres carried out by the regime on a daily basis against civilians in the liberated north."[5]
References
- "Syria war: Deadly bomb blasts hit military bus in Damascus". BBC News. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- Harvey, Sarah (20 October 2021). "Syria: Deadly blast kills 14 on bus in Damascus". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "Damascus bomb kills 14, then army shells fall on rebel area killing 12". Reuters. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- AP, Source (20 October 2021). "Charred wreckage of army bus after bombing kills 14 in Damascus – video". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- "Bus bombs kill 14 in Syria capital; shells elsewhere kill 10". AP NEWS. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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