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A double bombing of an elementary school in Homs, Syria kills over 50 people.
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Homs school bombing
2014 terrorist attack in Syria
The Homs school bombing occurred on 1 October 2014 in Homs, Syria in an Alawite majority neighborhood during the Syrian civil war. The attacker initially detonated an IED that was in front of the Akrama al-Makhzumi Al-Muhdatha elementary school. Then he blew himself up at…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Primary school
School for children
A primary school, elementary school, or grade school is a school for primary education of children who are 4 to 10 years of age. Primary schooling follows preschool and precedes secondary schooling.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Homs
City in western Syria, ancient Emesa
Homs, known in pre-Islamic times as Emesa, is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is 501 m (1,644 ft) above sea level and is located 162 km (101 mi) north of Damascus. Located on the Orontes River, Homs is also the central link between the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Syria
Country in West Asia
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 1
Day of the year
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