A car bomb has hit the eastern Syrian city of Deir az-Zor. <br /><br />The government says at least nine people have been killed. <br /><br />This latest attack appears to have targeted a military compound.<br /><br />Al Jazeera is unable to independently verify reports of violence, as the Syrian government has placed strict restrictions on reporting.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports.
