The Daesh militant group has claimed responsibility for multiple bomb blasts that targeted a government-run security checkpoint in the central Syrian city of Homs.

Homs Governor Talal Barazi told Al-Arabiya Satellite TV that the attack took place on Tuesday morning and that the checkpoint was hit “first by a car bomb, which was then followed by a suicide bombing.”

He said many people were also wounded, and that the casualties include both civilians and security personnel.

Source: MENA