Ammunition depot east of Syria's Homs attacked

Explosions took place in a Syrian ammunition depot east of the central city of Homs on Friday, wounding five civilians who were passing near the base, the state TV reported.

Citing Talal Barazi, the governor of Homs, the TV said the explosions were caused by an unknown attack on the base. It said smoke rose over the base and shells fell on its surroundings.

Barazi said the attack is not the first to hit the base as it was attacked before, Xinhua reported.