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\"\"At least 30 people have been killed after a suicide bomber blew up a truck laden with explosives at an army checkpoint in Syria’s central city of Hama, state media and opposition activists report.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The man blew himself up inside the vehicle on Sunday on a busy road on the outskirts of the government-held city, the state news agency SANA said.<\/span>
It blamed the attack on “terrorists”, the term it uses to describe rebel forces trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad.<\/span>
The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack targeted an army checkpoint.<\/span>
“At least 31 people, including regime troops, were killed when a man detonated a truck laden with explosives at a checkpoint near an agricultural vehicles company on the road linking Hama to Salamiyeh,” the Observatory said.<\/span>
The Britain-based group said the death toll was likely to rise, as “there are dozens of wounded, some of them in critical condition”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Huge fires<\/strong><\/span>
SANA said the explosion appeared to have set ablaze a petrol truck nearby, increasing the damage and casualties.<\/span>
Pictures on Syria TV showed firefighters trying to put out huge fires and black clouds of smoke rising from charred trucks and cars.<\/span>
Clashes were reportedly ongoing in the area and gunfire could be heard.<\/span>
On Saturday, activists said a suicide bomber from the self-proclaimed jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra blew himself up at an army checkpoint in a Damascus suburb.<\/span>
More than 30 combatants from both sides were said to have been killed in the blast and ensuing clashes.<\/span>
In the first months after the uprising against Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, Hama saw some of the largest demonstrations against his rule.<\/span>
But in late summer of that year, security forces stormed the city, killing scores of people. They have held a tight grip on the city ever since.<\/span>
While several other Syrian cities have been engulfed by fighting, Hama has seen only sporadic violence in recent months.<\/span>
However, the surrounding province has seen some major clashes between troops and rebels.<\/span>
On the diplomatic front, it was announced on Sunday that a long-delayed Geneva peace conference aimed at bringing together Syria’s government and opposition will be held on November 23.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Al Jazeera<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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