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Syrian TV: Train derails in central Syria http://usat.ly/qGmI62
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The train, which was carrying around 480 passengers, was traveling from the northeastern city of Aleppo to the capital Damascus.
State TV said the saboteurs targeted the train, ripping up a section of the tracks at al-Souda near the central city of Homs. That caused the train to derail and the front carriage to catch fire, killing the driver instantly and injuring several others.
Syrian TV showed footage of several white-and-red carriages that had jumped the tracks and at least one overturned carriage.
Homs governor Ghassan Mustafa Abdul-Aal called it a "terrorist and criminal" act and said it was a "clear message" to everyone who says that the protest movement calling for the ouster of President Bashar Assad is peaceful.
Abdul-Aal did not elaborate or say what evidence there was to blame saboteurs, and there was no immediate indication who was behind the incident.
Syria is in the throes of an uprising against the Assad family's 40-year rule. Activists say more than 1,600 civilians have died in the government crackdown since the revolt began in mid-March.
The government blames the unrest on terrorists and foreign extremists, not true reform-seekers, and has taken pains to portray itself as the only guardian against civil wa
