Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says
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This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows a Syrian man injured in a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs, Syria, lying in a hospital on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Syria's health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony to 80 killed and 240 wounded. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army recently, with its conflict now in its thirteenth year. (SANA via AP)This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabash, center, checking a man injured in a drone attack that hit a military graduation ceremony in Homs, Syria, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Syria's health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony to 80 killed and 240 wounded. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army recently, with its conflict now in its thirteenth year. (SANA via AP)This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian Health Minister Hassan al-Ghabash, second left, checks a Syria soldier who was injured from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs, Syria, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Syria's health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony to 80 killed and 240 wounded. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army recently, with its conflict now in its thirteenth year. (SANA via AP)This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows a Syrian man injured from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs, Syria, lying in a hospital Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Syria's health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony to 80 killed and 240 wounded. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army recently, with its conflict now in its thirteenth year. (SANA via AP)This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows a Syrian woman injured from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs, lying in a hospital bed in Syria on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Syria's health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony to 80 killed and 240 wounded. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army recently, with its conflict now in its thirteenth year. (SANA via AP)This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows doctors treating a Syrian woman injured from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs, Syria, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Syria's health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony to 80 killed and 240 wounded. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army recently, with its conflict now in its thirteenth year. (SANA via AP)This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows a Syrian man injured from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs, lying in a hospital bed in Syria, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Syria's health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony to 80 killed and 240 wounded. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army recently, with its conflict now in its thirteenth year. (SANA via AP)This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian men who were injured from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs, lying in a hospital bed, in Syria, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Syria's health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony to 80 killed and 240 wounded. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army recently, with its conflict now in its thirteenth year. (SANA via AP)In this photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, a Syrian White Helmet civil defense worker runs at the site where a shell struck in the outskirts of the northern town of Jisr al-Shoughour, west of the city of Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. A drone attack struck a packed graduation ceremony for military officers in the Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, killing and wounding dozens reports said. Following the drone attack, the government shelled villages in Idlib province, in the rebel-held northwestern part of the country. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)In this photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, people who were injured by shell strucks arrive to receive treatment at a hospital in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. A drone attack struck a packed graduation ceremony for military officers in the Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, killing and wounding dozens reports said. Following the drone attack, the government shelled villages in Idlib province, in the rebel-held northwestern part of the country. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo)
This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows a Syrian man injured in a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs, Syria, lying in a hospital on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Syria's health minister has raised the casualty tolls from a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony to 80 killed and 240 wounded. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army recently, with its conflict now in its thirteenth year. (SANA via AP)