Overview
- Police moved to detain a suspect in Bab al-Faraj when he detonated an explosive belt, killing one officer and injuring others, according to state media.
- Aleppo’s governor said an officer briefly restrained the attacker before the explosion as units were deployed to secure holiday gatherings.
- Local authorities established a security cordon at the site and said investigators are working to determine the circumstances of the attack.
- An Interior Ministry spokesperson told state TV the bomber appeared to be heading toward a nearby Christian neighborhood with several churches.
- No group has claimed responsibility, and the blast follows last week’s bombing at an Alawite mosque in Homs that killed at least eight, claimed by Saraya Ansar al-Sunna.