Daraa, Oct. 25 (SANA) A highway security officer was martyred and another injured after armed men opened fire on a security checkpoint in the Busra al-Sham area of eastern Daraa countryside.
In a statement published on its Telegram channel on Sunday, the Internal Security Forces said specialized units responded immediately to the attack and arrested the perpetrators following an exchange of fire.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack and determine the motives behind it, the statement added.
The incident follows a similar attack on the 13th of this month, when three highway security officers were martyred after unidentified gunmen targeted their patrol along the Salamiyah–Athriya road in eastern Hama countryside.
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