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Deadly blasts rock Assad strongholds Syria conflict: Deadly blasts rock Assad strongholds
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At least 65 people killed in multiple blasts in Syrian government coastal strongholds, state media report At least 65 people have been killed in multiple blasts in Syrian government coastal strongholds, reports say.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Explosions hit the cities of Tartous and Jableh. Several of the blasts were suicide bombings, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. State media said packed bus stations and a hospital were among the targets.
Attacks of this scale are rare in these areas. A news agency linked to so-called Islamic State (IS) says the jihadist group was behind the attacks.
Syrian state TV said at least one suicide bomber on foot and a car bomber hit the bus station in Tartous.
The state news agency, Sana, said rockets hit the entrance of another bus station in Jableh, further north.