Homs, Sept. 30 (SANA) Seven civilian were killed and four others wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus on the Masyaf Bridge in the western countryside of Homs, local health officials confirmed Wednesday.
A source at the Homs Health Directorate stated that local emergency services evacuated seven fatalities and four injured passengers to surrounding hospitals across the governorate immediately following the shooting.
Maan Mahmoud Fahd, Director of the Homs Grand Hospital, told SANA’s correspondent that his facility received five victims from the incident.
Four individuals were declared dead upon arrival, having suffered severe gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
Preliminary reports indicate the bus was transporting civilian workers and employees at the time of the ambush.
Internal Security Forces have secured the perimeter of the attack site and launched a comprehensive criminal investigation to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
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