07/02/2014

British Suicide Bomber In Syria Jail Attack

A British citizen is believed to have carried out a suicide attack in which hundreds of detainees have reportedly been freed, according to a leading research unit.

It is not confirmed yet but if the details are verified it will be the first suicide attack by a British citizen who has travelled from the UK to fight in the conflict.

More than 300 prisoners broke free from the regime-controlled compound said to be elaborated by a man known as Abu Suleiman al Britani, who drove a vehicle packed with explosives into the jail on Thursday, according to a Brhitish jihadis that is operating in Syria.

There are not many details about when he travelled to Syria however a picture of a construction truck supposed to have been used by al Britani was posted on the Internet.

More than forty British nationals are believed to be currently operating in Syria.

(CVS/CD)

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