Terrorist car bomb blast and rocket attack in Hama claim 16 victims

Syrian state media says a car bomb has exploded near a school in province, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens, including women and children.

Syrian TV says Thursday’s explosion in the al-Kaffat village near Salamiyeh area in the Hama province also caused extensive damage.

A source at the Police Command in the province told SANA that the terrorist blast hit near a school in al-Kafat town and caused the martyrdom of 16 citizens and serious injury to scores of others.

The injured people, the source added, were transported to Salamiyeh Hospital and a number of other hospitals in Hama.

SANA reporter said the terrorist bombing caused huge material damage to tens of houses and cars and sabotaged infrastructure in the town.