MOSCOW, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - A double terrorist attack in the western Syrian city of Homs has claimed the lives of 18 civilians, including 10 children, Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadin reported.
According to earlier media reports, two car bombs went off near the Akrameh al-Makhzumi school and the Zaim hospital in the city’s Akrameh region.
An armed conflict has been taking place in Syria since 2011. According to the United Nations, the war has claimed more than 191,000 lives while more than three million Syrians have become refugees and over 10,8 million, nearly half of the country's population, is in need of humanitarian assistance.