### [2026-09-30](/feed/2026/09/30/index.md)

##### Aftermath of the Syrian civil war
# Unknown gunmen open fire against a bus carrying employees returning home from work in Homs, Syria, killing seven people and wounding four more. 




### Sources:

1. [Middle East Eye](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-hit-gas-explosion-deadly-bus-attack-and-israeli-shelling)

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