The attack came as protests took place in several cities after a video showing vandalizing of an Alawite shrine in Aleppo circulated online.
Interior Minister Mohammed Abdul Rahman stated that remnants of the Assad government had killed 14 police members, expressing a commitment to restore security in Syria.
The ministry noted that the violence was carried out by unknown groups, indicating that the distribution of the video was used to incite sectarian strife.
Al Jazeera's reporter described the situation as extremely delicate, with recent flashpoints observed in the Alawite strongholds of Latakia and Tartous.
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