6 workers killed, 44 injured in shelling attack on a mill in Syria’s Homs

Six persons were killed in a shelling attack by armed groups on al-Walid Mill near Homs city in Syria.

The reporter in Homs said two rocket shells fired by armed groups positioned in a number of areas and farms in Homs northern countryside hit al-Walid Mill on the outskirts of Homs city, claiming the lives of 6 workers and injuring 44 others.

The death toll is likely to rise as many of the wounded have sustained serious injuries, according to the reporter.

The attack, which constitutes a new breach of de-escalation zone agreement in the northern countryside of Homs, also caused massive material damage to the mill, the reporter said.