Bomb hits bus in Syria, kills 19

The News September 19, 2013 - Updated 1432 PKT DAMASCUS: A Syrian official says a roadside bomb has targeted a bus in the country's central province, killing 19 people. The official at the governor's office in Homs province says Thursday's explosion in the village of Jbourin also wounded four people on the bus. He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. It was not immediately clear why the bus was targeted. Syria's civil war, which has left more than 100,000 dead since the crisis erupted in March 2011, has taken increasingly sectarian overtones. Most of the rebels trying to overthrow Assad. (AP)