According to the Syrian officials said, two trucks carrying food and medical supplies into rebel-held neighborhoods in the central Syrian city of Homs turned back under heavy fire Saturday, leaving four paramedics wounded as a cease-fire faltered.
According to the Talal Barrazi (governor of Homs province), the attack occurred late in the afternoon and that truck were targeted by two roadside bombs and a mortar shell from the rebel side.
Talal Barrazi (governor of Homs province) later told to Syrian state TV that, 2 trucks were able to reach opposition-held neighborhoods earlier in the day.
According to the report of Al-Mayadeen, 2 trucks, carrying 250 food parcels, were able to cross into rebel-held areas Saturday.
The state TV said, 4 member of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent were wounded by rebel fire in the area, but gave no further details.
Syrian Arab Red Crescent said on its Facebook page, its members were able to deliver 250 food parcels and 190 parcels containing detergents and medicines to the central neighborhood of Hamidiyeh despite begin targeted by several mortar rounds.
It also added, one of its members was lightly wounded and two trucks were damaged.
It was not immediately clear why state media said four paramedics were wounded and the Red Crescent said only one.According to the Barrazi, about 100 civilians expected to be evacuated from rebel-held areas had yet to arrive.
According to the U.N, On Friday, 83 children, women and elderly people on wheelchairs were evacuated from Homs, the first people to leave the area in months.
Syrian: 2 Trucks Carrying Food and Medical Destroyed, 4 Members Wounded
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