Booby-trapped car explodes in Al-Assi square in Hama

A booby-trapped car exploded on Saturday in the middle of al-Assi Square in Hama Province with no casualties. Shrapnel reached 250 meters away from the explosion point. Explosive Charge Explodes in Homs, Material Damages only A 20-kilogram explosive charge planted by an armed terrorist group was detonated in Homs late Friday, causing material damages to public and private properties. The residents said that the glass of the neighboring houses were broken by the blast-wave, adding that the explosion happened at 10 pm. They said that the explosives were planted in a car wheel and was rolled to the neighborhood. Armed Terrorist Group Assassinates Doctor in His Clinic in Harasta An armed terrorist group on Saturday assassinated Colonel Doctor Haytham Youssef al-Younis, a doctor at Harasta Hospital, while he was in his clinic in Harasta city. SANA correspondent quoted an official source as saying that a member of the terrorist group killed doctor Younis at his clinic. Earlier, an armed terrorist group tried to assassinate doctor Samir Khaddour by detonating his car, on December 22nd, in front of al-Baath University.