A series of explosions, including suicide bombings, rocked coastal government strongholds in Syria Monday, killing several people and wounding dozens more, state media and opposition activists said. In all, seven explosions ripped through both locations simultaneously: four in Jableh, including three suicide bombings and one car bomb, and three in Tartus, including two suicide bombings and one car bomb. ( SANA / AP )BEIRUT—A series of co-ordinated explosions including suicide bombings rocked two normally quiet coastal government strongholds in Syria Monday, killing more than 80 people and wounding 200 others, state media and opposition activists said. “We will not be deterred ... we will use everything we have to fight the terrorists,” said Syrian Cabinet Minister Omran al-Zoubi on Syrian TV. It also showed the charred remains of cars and minivans in what appears to be a bus station in Jableh.

Source: thestar May 23, 2016 09:14 UTC