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At least 14 killed in bomb blasts in Syria's Homs: state media

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AFP Damascus
At least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in twin bomb blasts today in the central Syrian city of Homs, state media reported.

"The preliminary toll in simultaneous terrorist explosions that hit the city's Al-Zahraa neighbourhood is 14 dead and 132 wounded," state television reported in a news flash.

The residents of Al-Zahraa are mostly Alawites, the minority sect of Syria's ruling clan.

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First Published: Dec 28 2015 | 3:07 PM IST

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