3 Law Enforcement Members Martyred in Syria as Terrorist Groups Attack

Three law enforcement members were martyred and two others were kidnapped at the hands of armed terrorist groups which attacked a number of public establishments in the city of Abu Kamal in the northeastern province of Deir Ezzor on Saturday.

SANA correspondent said the armed groups attacked the Abu Kamal Area Directorate building and stole the weapons inside, adding that other armed men were stationed on rooftops.

SANA correspondent also reported that armed groups burned the city’s police station, the civil registry department and the courthouse and attacked the Area Director’s house.

A number of the guards of the public establishments targeted by the armed groups were injured, some of them in critical condition, added the correspondent.

For their part, the people of Deir ez-Zour condemned this criminal acts, calling on the state, concerned authorities, and the army to protect citizens and return security and tranquility to the city.