9 killed, 4 wounded in terrorist attack in Hama, Syria

HAMA, Jan. 4 (YPA) – Governor of Hama Tarek Kreishati ambushed buses traveling down a highway in central Syria late Sunday, killing nine people, including a 13-year-old girl, and wounding four others.

“At 9:30 a.m. (local time) , a convoy of tankers and three tourist buses were attacked,” he told the media reporters .

“The initial toll is nine killed  and four civilians were wounded. The victims were hospitalized, they were taken to a hospital in the city of Salamia,” he added.

“The terrorist attack was mostly carried out with machine guns,” he said.

The ambush is the second this week to target buses traveling between government-controlled areas and to be blamed on suspected Islamic State militant.

E.M