The incident occurred on Thursday after anti-government forces removed railway tracks in the northern province of Raqqah, causing eight cars to derail and crash.
Further west, in the restive city of Aleppo, Syrian security forces pushed out foreign-backed militia groups from several neighborhoods. The military has deployed additional troops around the city to maintain calm and order.
In Damascus, the situation is relatively calm after days of heavy fighting.
However, there have been reports of sporadic fighting in areas in an around the capital, with gunmen attacking police stations and army checkpoints around the city.
Clashes erupted in several areas including the city’s Qudsaya and al-Hameh districts as well as the capital’s suburb of Daria.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 and many people, including large numbers of security forces, have been killed in the turmoil.
Clashes between Syrian forces and armed rebels continue in parts of Syria while anti-Syria Western regimes have been mounting pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
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