Fifteen people killed in bomb blast near Syrian hospital

Fifteen people have been killed and dozens wounded after a car bomb struck the central Syrian city of Homs.

The blast hit the neighbourhood of Al-Zahraa.

15 people were killed and 64 wounded.

State news agency Sana and the Observatory said the blast occurred near a hospital in the Zahra neighbourhood, adding that the explosion caused significant property damage.

The blast came days after hundreds of rebels and their families left Waer, the last opposition-held neighbourhood of Homs, as part of a local truce that will bolster government control of the city.

The Observatory said trucks carrying aid entered Waer on Saturday as part of the truce.