Homs, Oct. 1 (SANA) Homs Internal Security Commander Brig. Gen. Bassem Mohammad Shaaban vowed late Wednesday to pursue those responsible for an attack on a civilian bus in western Homs countryside, saying the assault would not go unpunished.
Unidentified assailants targeted the bus near Masyaf Bridge as it was carrying company employees home, leaving a number of people dead and wounded, Shaaban told SANA.
He said security units immediately deployed to the scene to secure the area, while criminal investigators began collecting evidence to identify the perpetrators and determine their motives.
“We view this cowardly attack as an attempt to undermine security in Homs and destabilize the stability we have worked to consolidate,” Shaaban said. “We will not allow criminals to threaten the security of our people or undermine the stability the city is experiencing.”
Shaaban said Internal Security Forces would continue pursuing those responsible until they were arrested and brought before the appropriate judicial authorities.
“We extend our deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to the families of the victims,” he said. “We will spare no effort to uncover the circumstances of this crime and arrest those responsible.”
Internal Security Forces have opened an investigation into the attack to identify those involved and bring them to justice.
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