Syrian Army Arrests 36 Suicide Bombers Sneaking among Civilians Leaving Eastern Ghouta

DAMASCUS, (ST)- Syrian Army units have arrested 36 suicide bombers wearing suicide belts and sneaking among civilians who were leaving Eastern Ghouta and heading towards the humanitarian corridors opened by the Syrian army to secure the exit of locals fleeing the atrocities of the terrorist organizations in Ghouta. 

A military source told SANA that “army units have arrested 30 terrorists with suicide belts since locals of Ghouta started to leave through several safe corridors,” saying that terrorists aimed at blowing themselves up in buses or temporary housing centers in order to accuse the Syrian state.”

 According to the source, six women were among the arrested suicide bombers, four of them were wearing the belts while the other two put the belts with their belongings. In addition, a child was also booby-trapped with 5 kilos of explosives by the terrorists.

Russian military prevent suicide bombings in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta

Meanwhile, the Russian military said it has cut short attempted suicide bombings on busses carrying civilians in Eastern Ghouta, according to ITar Tass.

 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday at a meeting with UN Secretary General’s special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura that “We get information from ordinary people every day.” “We received a report on provocations involving suicide bomber belts four days ago. It suggested the suicide bombers would be placed to the busses carrying the refugees,” he added.

“Unfortunately, this data proved to be correct,” Shoigu said.

He indicated that the Russian military had managed to remove seven belts from the misfit bombers on Monday, 32 belts on Tuesday, and nine belts on Wednesday.

“It’s easy enough to imagine what would have happened if they had blown themselves up inside the buses full of children and women,” Shoigu said, as quoted by the Russian News agency

 Hamda Mustafa