Four oil facility guards were killed and nine others injured on Thursday when a Ministry of Energy transport bus was targeted by an explosive device on the road between Deir Ezzor and Al-Mayadeen.
According to the Ministry of Energy’s statement, the attack targeted a bus carrying guards and workers at the oil facilities in the region.
The ministry affirmed that this “terrorist act is part of desperate attempts to disrupt efforts to rehabilitate infrastructure in the energy sector.”
The ministry expressed its condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.
