5 September 2016 Syria bombings

5 September 2016 Syria bombings
Part of the Syrian Civil War
5 September 2016 Syria bombings is located in Syria Tartus Homs Damascus Hasakah 5 September 2016 Syria bombings (Syria) Location of the cities in Syria
Location
Date
Attack type	Suicide bombings
Weapons	Car bombs and explosive belts
Deaths	48–53 killed (at least one attacker also killed)
Perpetrators	ISIS

On 5 September 2016, suicide bombers simultaneously blew themselves in the Syrian cities of Tartus, Homs, Damascus, and Hasakah. A car bomb detonated on a coastal highway in Tartus, killing more than five people, followed by a suicide bomber exploding in the crowd gathering in the area. A car bomb then hit a Syrian Army checkpoint in the Zahra district of Homs and killed two soldiers. A motorcycle bomb detonated near an Asayish checkpoint in Hasakah and killed at least five people, with an explosion in the capital city, Damascus, following soon after.

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