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At least 60 people killed, several injured after drone attack on military graduation ceremony in Homs, Syria

State television also described the event as a “terrorist attack,” noting a significant number of casualties.

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During a graduation ceremony at a military academy in Homs province, a drone attack resulted in a violent explosion.

This unfortunate incident led to the loss of at least sevven Syrian security personnel, with over 20 others sustaining injuries, according to reports from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

State television also described the event as a “terrorist attack,” noting a significant number of casualties.

Numerous martyrs of civilians and military personnel, in addition to dozens of injuries were a result of targeting them by terrorist drones while they were at a graduation ceremony in Homs, according to a statement by the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces.

“As a part of their criminal approach and continuing to shed Syrian blood, armed terrorist organizations supported by well-known international parties targeted this afternoon the graduation ceremony for military academy students in Homs with marches carrying explosive ammunition immediately after the ceremony ended”. the statement reads.

It added “The aggression resulted in the death of several civilians and military personnel in addition the injury of dozens of the invited families, as well as several participating students.

The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces considers this act an unprecedented criminal one, and affirms that it will respond with full force and determination to these terrorist groups wherever they are, and stresses that the planners and executors of this terrorist act will be held accountable, the statement concluded.


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