WorldDAMASCUS, AFPAt least two suicide bombers detonated explosive belts in Syria's central Hama city on Monday, leaving two people dead and others wounded, state media reported. Citing a police source inside the city, state news agency SANA said the attacks hit Assi Square in the city centre about 15 minutes apart. Monday's blasts came as a coalition of rebels and jihadists edge closer to government-controlled Hama city, which has remained relatively insulated from the brutal violence of Syria's five-year war. In August 2013, a car bomb in the city killed Hama's former governor, and another blast two months later left more than 30 people dead. While the city has remained calm, the surrounding province has seen some major clashes between government troops, rebels, and jihadists.

Source: Sunday Times October 03, 2016 11:48 UTC