Drone strike kills 3 on Syrian highway, defense source tells AFP

Arab News · 26‏/10‏/2026، 6:39:20 م

LONDON: A drone strike killed three people on a highway northeast of Damascus on Monday, a Syrian defense source told AFP. The drone, whose origin was unknown, targeted a car on the Damascus-Homs highway in the Qastal area, the source said on condition of anonymity. State news agency SANA earlier reported an explosion inside a car along the highway, saying emergency workers recovered victims’ bodies and authorities opened an investigation. It did not identify the cause of the blast or give a dea