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Syria’s Interior Ministry says it thwarted a terror plot by the Islamic State to attack civilian gatherings and churches on New Year’s Eve and bolstered protections for houses of worship.
The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that it had information that Islamic State jihadis were planning “suicide operations and attacks targeting New Year’s celebrations in a number of governorates, particularly the city of Aleppo, by targeting churches and civilian gathering spots,” reports AFP.
A security officer was killed and two others were wounded by a suspected Islamic State terrorist in Aleppo’s Bab al-Faraj neighborhood after an officer became suspicious of the man, who then opened fire and blew himself up during an attempted arrest, the ministry stated.
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The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that it had information that Islamic State jihadis were planning “suicide operations and attacks targeting New Year’s celebrations in a number of governorates, particularly the city of Aleppo, by targeting churches and civilian gathering spots,” reports AFP.
A security officer was killed and two others were wounded by a suspected Islamic State terrorist in Aleppo’s Bab al-Faraj neighborhood after an officer became suspicious of the man, who then opened fire and blew himself up during an attempted arrest, the ministry stated.
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ISIS New Year's Eve attacks on churches, social gatherings foiled in Syria
Syria s Interior Ministry says it thwarted a terror plot by the Islamic State to attack civilian gatherings and churches on New Year s Eve and bolstered protections for houses of worship
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