Syria:Over 100 killed, 250 wounded in Syrian military college attack

DAMASCUS:Over 100 people were killed and 277 others injured in a bomb attack used with the weaponised drones at a Syrian military academy shortly after a graduation ceremony attended by the country's defence minister.

It is one of the deadliest attacks in Syria.According to sources,civilians and military personnel were killed in the attack on the central province of Homs.

Though the exact figure is yet to be ascertained,mdedia outlets said,the death toll currently stands at 116. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Syria’s defence and foreign ministries vowed to respond “with full force” to the deadly attack. Following the attack, social media users shared disturbing visuals of severely wounded people and dead bodies.

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