A roadside blast wounded six Syrian soldiers as they escorted United Nations monitors toward the restive southern town of Dara'a.
The explosion hit an army vehicle accompanying the U.N. convoy, blasting out its windows and injuring those inside. The pinnacle of the U.N. monitoring mission, General Robert Mood, was inside the group headed toward Dara'a, but neither he nor any of the observers was hurt.
One of the wounded soldiers described the scene. He said the U.N. delegation and the army escorts had just crossed a checkpoint when the bomb exploded.
An Associated Press reporter traveling behind the convoy said the blast prompt a thick plume of black smoke.
The U.N. vehicles are reported to have glided by the blast site only seconds before.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes someday after the International Committee of the Red Cross noted the armed wing of the opposition has turned increasingly to guerrilla tactics. The rebel Free Syrian Army, which has relied largely on machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, have been out-gunned by the heavy weaponry of the Syrian military.
The U.N. observer mission is in Syria to watch a cease-fire agreed to by each side last month. Hundreds of folks has been killed in fighting, hoever, because the truce went into effect. The U.N. has acknowledged the challenge of the mission, which now comprises several dozen monitors plus civilian advisers. The U.N. plans to enhance the team to 300 by the top of the month.
She said all parties should make concessions for the country's sake. Ultimately, she added, the rustic is "ours, whether we're for the govt or against."
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