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The Internal security/" class="auto-internal-link">security troops in Homs have extended the curfew until 5:00 PM Monday across multiple city neighborhoods to ensure security following hostilities triggered by a double murder in the province. Moreover, the city’s Internal Security troops declared the extension in a statement posted on the Homs Governorateโs official Telegram channel, specifying that the curfew will affect the following neighborhoods: Al-Abbassiya, Al-Armen, Al-Muhajireen, Al-Zahra, Al-Nuzha, Al-Ikrima, Al-Nazihin, Ashira, Zaydal, Karm Al-Zaytoun, Karm Al-Louz, Al-Weroud, and the Police Housing district.
authorities have urged residents in these areas to comply with the curfew for their safety and to assist with ongoing investigations. Furthermore, the curfew was initially imposed at 5:00 PM Sunday after the discovery of the bodies of a man and his wife, both victims of a violent murder in their home in Zaydal.
Police reports suggest that sectarian messages were found at the crime scene, indicating a potential attempt to provoke sectarian tensions in the region.