U.N. convoy triggers roadside bomb in Syria Syrian residents talk to Moroccan UN observer, Colonel Ahmed Himmiche (C), during the United Nations monitors visit to the restive city of Homs, Syria on April 21, 2012. A convey of U.N. observers hit a roadside bomb in Syria Wednesday. GENEVA, Switzerland, May 9 (UPI) -- A roadside bomb exploded in Syria Wednesday near a convoy of U.N. observers heading to Daraa province, a spokesman for U.N. envoy Kofi Annan said. There were no casualties among the observers but several Syrian soldiers suffered injuries and were taken to a hospital, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. Annan spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said the U.N. observers experienced what the Syrian people are suffering on a daily basis and that all forms of violence must end. Some 40 U.N. observers are on the ground in Syria to monitor the cease-fire between the government and opposition forces. By the end of the month, 300 observers are expected to be deployed.