Overview
- One member of the security forces was killed and two were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in central Aleppo on New Year’s Eve, authorities said.
- Police on a New Year security patrol spotted the suspect and moved to arrest him, with one officer physically restraining him before the detonation, according to the Aleppo governor.
- The Interior Ministry said the bomber was affiliated with ISIS and appeared to be trying to reach a Christian area with several churches.
- Local officials said a security perimeter was established at the site and that investigations to determine the attacker’s identity and network are ongoing.
- No group has claimed responsibility for the Aleppo blast, which came days after an explosives attack on an Alawite mosque in Homs that killed at least eight people.