AMMAN: Suicide bombers attacked a security compound on the edge of Syrian capital Damascus overnight, in the latest assault by rebels against units loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, insurgents said.
Al-Nusra, a militant Islamist group, claimed responsibility for the attack on the Air Force Intelligence complex in the suburb of Harasta, saying officials working there had played a major role in the government’s crackdown on an 18-month-old revolt.
“The decision was taken to hit Airforce Intelligence because it is one of the most notorious security divisions, and a citadel of repression whose extent is known only to God,” said the statement from Al-Nusra, posted on Facebook.
Opposition activists said hundreds of Assad’s opponents have been imprisoned without charge and tortured in the Harasta complexes. Human rights groups have also accused rebel forces of torturing prisoners. (Reuters)
6 killed, 35 injured in China expressway
Beijing: At least six people were killed and 35 others injured in a series of vehicle pile-ups caused by heavy fog in central China on Tuesday.
The accidents occurred on an expressway in Henan province that links northeast and south China and were blamed on low visibility caused by the heavy fog.
One of the accidents involved more than 10 vehicles, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Three people died on the spot, while another three died after being taken to hospital. All of the injured have been sent to two nearby hospitals. Their condition is not yet known.
An investigation into the accidents was under way. (PTI)
