Syria: 'At least 100' evacuees killed in bus convoy blast.
Thousands of people have been stranded on buses after a population transfer
deal between the government and rebels stalled.
'An explosion has hit a bus convoy carrying evacuees near the Syrian city of Aleppo,
killing at least 100 people, according the opposition rescue service.
It is believed the buses involved were carrying residents evacuated from two
pro-government villages in northern Syria when they were hit in Rashidin.
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The Syrian Civil Defense - also known as the White Helmets - said its volunteers
removed at least 100 bodies from the scene of the blast.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast was caused
by a car bomb.
Thousands of people from areas including Foua, Kfraya, Madaya and Zabadani
have been stuck in dozens of buses in two separate convoys on the edge of
Aleppo city for more than 30 hours.
They are involved in a population transfer deal but have been stranded since
the agreement stalled. One of those stranded is Ahmed Afandar from Madaya
who has described the situation as "disastrous".
He said: "The people are restless. All these thousands of people are stuck in
less than half a kilometre. "We are not moving forward or backward."
Food has been distributed but those on board the buses do not have access to
toilets. The deal to transfer people from both sides stalled when the rebels and
government disagreed over the number of gunmen that could be evacuated...'
SOURCE:
Thousands of people have been stranded on buses after a population transfer
deal between the government and rebels stalled.
'An explosion has hit a bus convoy carrying evacuees near the Syrian city of Aleppo,
killing at least 100 people, according the opposition rescue service.
It is believed the buses involved were carrying residents evacuated from two
pro-government villages in northern Syria when they were hit in Rashidin.
The Syrian Civil Defense - also known as the White Helmets - said its volunteers
removed at least 100 bodies from the scene of the blast.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast was caused
by a car bomb.
Thousands of people from areas including Foua, Kfraya, Madaya and Zabadani
have been stuck in dozens of buses in two separate convoys on the edge of
Aleppo city for more than 30 hours.
They are involved in a population transfer deal but have been stranded since
the agreement stalled. One of those stranded is Ahmed Afandar from Madaya
who has described the situation as "disastrous".
He said: "The people are restless. All these thousands of people are stuck in
less than half a kilometre. "We are not moving forward or backward."
Food has been distributed but those on board the buses do not have access to
toilets. The deal to transfer people from both sides stalled when the rebels and
government disagreed over the number of gunmen that could be evacuated...'
SOURCE:
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