Seven people were killed and four others were wounded in the ambush, based on reports from Syria's state news agency, though a security source told AFP that five died. Syrian authorities have opened an investigation to identify the perpetrators, while the Council of Syrian Components has called on the UN and EU to monitor the situation to prevent ethnic and religious killings from becoming normalized in Syria.
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Alawite Workers Targeted in Syrian Bus Attack Killing 7
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Gunmen stopped a vehicle carrying employees of the Al-Matin company and checked the passengers' identities before opening fire on September 30, according to the Council of Syrian Components. The victims of the attack on the Masyaf Bridge in rural Homs were all members of the Alawite community, according to the group, which warned that the incident suggests an identity-based motive and an increase in sectarian violence.
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