Aleppo - Sana
Member of an armed terrorist group at midnight on Tuesday opened fire at Dr. Jihad Abdullah al-Sayyed in his clinic near his house in al-Atareb town, 35 km to the west of the northern province of Aleppo, causing his death. The Police sources in the province told SANA correspondent that Dr. al-Sayyed had received a phone call from someone who claimed to be a patient in a case of emergency. "After Dr. al-Sayyed saw the alleged patient, an armed man came into the clinic and tried to kidnap the doctor. A fight erupted between both sides. Then the gunman shot Dr. al-Sayyed in the heart and the belly with a Russian-made rifle," said the sources. They added that Dr. al-Sayyed, born in al-Atareb town in 1962, was taken to a hospital in al-Dana town in the neighboring Idleb province, where he died. Army Engineering Units dismantle two explosive devices Members of the Army Engineering Units dismantled two explosive devices planted on the road leading to Heish town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idleb. Sources at Idleb Police stated that the weight of each explosive was 5 kg. The sources added that an armed terrorist group seized a tanker loaded with water for the General Establishment of Roads near Talmans town, leading it to unknown place.