Syria's Defence Ministry says 'terrorist' groups used drones to carry out the deadly attack that killed civilians and military personnel attending a graduate ceremony at the military academy in the central province of Homs.
A Watch and Act warning is in place for Mount Sheila in the Shire of Ashburton, WA. Keep up to date withAt least 60 people have been killed in an attack on a military academy in Syria, a war monitor and a security source said, with weaponised drones bombing the site minutes after Syria's Defence Minister left a graduation ceremony there.
Syria's Defence Minister attended the graduation ceremony but left minutes before the attack, according to a Syrian security source and a security source in the regional alliance backing the Damascus government against opposition groups. Syria's state television said the government has announced a three-day state of mourning, starting on Friday.
Syria's conflict began with protests against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011 but spiralled into an all-out war that has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced.
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