Armed groups murder officer and 4 civilians in Homs

The body of First Lieutenant Mohammad Firas Jadid, who was abducted by armed terrorist groups on Monday in the town of Maaret al-Numaan in Idleb, was found bearing a gunshot wound on Tuesday on the road between the towns of al-Tamana'a and al-Khouin. In Homs, teacher Hashem Yousef Nassour was martyred at the hands of an armed terrorist group as he was heading to work at al-Shumawiya School near Homs. Homs Police said that the incident occurred around 8:00 AM on the road of Qattina, with hooded gunmen on a motorbike attacking the teacher who was in his car and shooting him, killing him and injuring his relative Ghazi Bashlawi. Authorities in Homs also found the body of Manhal Sleiman in his car near Amr Bin Abdulaziz School on Monday afternoon, with the body bearing several gunshot wounds. Homs Police told SANA that the deceased's father reported him missing since Monday morning. The body of Samer Ali Hourani was found near Al-Nawawi Mosque in al-Bayyada neighborhood, with the body bearing gunshot wounds and signs of torture and trauma induced by sharp objects. Mustafa Sharif Shaiir and Ahmad Mustafa Shaiir were injured when an armed terrorist group intercepted them on Al-Siteen Street in Homs and opened fire on them. In al-Rastan area in Homs, an armed terrorist group attacked the director of the Homs branch of Omran Establishment and stole his car. Sources said that four hooded gunmen on bikes forced the director out of his car, an Opel Omega, and took it to an unknown destination. Anwar Abbas, am employee at the Municipality of al-Bardouneh in al-Salamiyeh area in Hama province, was martyred and another, a tractor driver, was injured in an attack an armed terrorist group launched on the Municipality building before Tuesday afternoon. An official source in the Municipality told SANA correspondent that five gunmen carrying machineguns stormed the Municipality at 11:30 am and clashed with the employees who tried to defend themselves, which caused Abbas' death and the injury of the driver. The source pointed out that the gunmen used motorcycles to run away after the attack heading towards the eastern villages in al-Salamiyeh, adding they are being chased by the authorities. Dr. Fadi Ibrahim, a coroner at the National Hospital where the martyr and the injured driver were transmitted to, said that Abbas died from four gunshots in different parts in his body and that the driver was wounded in his side and leg.