At least 22 killed in Syrian weapons depot blast

At least 22 killed in Syrian weapons depot blast
Updated 12 August 2013
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At least 22 killed in Syrian weapons depot blast

At least 22 killed in Syrian weapons depot blast

BEIRUT: A Syrian opposition group says at least 22 people have been killed and dozens wounded in successive blasts caused by explosions at a weapons depot in central Syria.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the explosions on Thursday in regime-held districts of Homs occurred after rebels targeted the area with rocket attacks.
The explosions also caused widespread destruction in the area.
The explosions in Homs coincided with a rare trip Thursday by President Bashar Assad to a former rebel bastion near the capital, Damascus, to mark Army Day.