US EditionOne security force member killed, 2 wounded in Aleppo suicide attack, Syria says
The attacker, linked to Islamic State, killed one officer and injured two while attempting to enter a Christian neighborhood during New Year security operations.
- On Wednesday, one Syrian police officer was killed and two other police officers wounded in a suicide bombing in Aleppo, northern city, Syrian state media and The Associated Press reported.
- During New Year security duties, a patrol of the Internal Security Forces was securing celebrations near Bab al-Faraj archaeological site on Wednesday when it spotted and chased the suspect.
- An officer who restrained the attacker managed to physically restrain him when the man detonated an explosive belt, officials speaking to state media said.
- No group immediately claimed responsibility for Wednesday's bombing, and Nour al-Din al-Baba said the attacker appeared to be trying to enter a Christian neighbourhood containing a number of churches.
- Last week, at least eight people were killed and 18 wounded by explosives planted in an Alawite mosque in Homs, and Saraya Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the attack.
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'IS planned New Year's Eve church attacks'
Syria said Thursday a suicide bomber who killed a security forces member in Aleppo on New Year's Eve was in the Islamic State group, which planned attacks on churches and gatherings. IS recently increased its attacks in areas of Syria controlled by the Damascus authorities, and was blamed for an attack last month in Palmyra that killed three Americans. The interior ministry said in a statement it had information that IS planned "suicide operatio…
One security force member killed, 2 wounded in Aleppo suicide attack, Syria says
A suicide bomber suspected of having links to Islamic State tried to target a church in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on New Year's Eve before detonating his explosive belt near a security patrol, killing one member and wounding two others, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
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