A roadside bomb hit on Wednesday a UN observer convoy in Syria’s south, injuring eight people, including soldiers

A roadside bomb hit on Wednesday a UN observer convoy in Syria’s south, injuring eight people, including Syrian soldiers, an officer, and a Syrian TV cameraman.

The explosive device, which appeared to have been planted underground, detonated as the convoy of four vehicles entered the town of Daraa.

The head of the UN mission, Major General Robert Mood was in the convoy but escaped unharmed along with 11 other observers and his spokesman Neeraj Singh, AFP quoted the photographer who was travelling in the convoy.
The Norwegian general said the attack was "a graphic example of violence that the Syrian people do not need".

"It is imperative that violence in all its forms must stop", Mood was quoted as saying by Singh, who added: "We remain focused on our task".

Meanwhile, the so-called Syrian National Council accused the regime of planning for the attack.

"We believe the regime is using these tactics to try to push the observers out amid popular demands to increase their numbers”, SNC executive committee member Samir Nashar told the French Agency.