NEW : Mortar and car bomb attacks killed nearly 100 people , report says . More than 90 % of Syria 's chemical weapons material has now been removed or destroyed , the OPCW said Thursday , ahead of the June 30 deadline agreed to under the international deal . Syria : A car bomb in Homs ' al - Zahra neighborhood kills 40 , state news agency says . The car bomb targeted an Alawite area , says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights . A weapons watchdog says it is investigating chlorine gas attack claims .
NEW : Mortar and car bomb attacks killed nearly 100 people , report says . Syria : A car bomb in Homs ' al - Zahra neighborhood kills 40 , state news agency says . The car bomb targeted an Alawite area , says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights . A weapons watchdog says it is investigating chlorine gas attack claims .