Local police said the blast took place near a stadium.
A car bomb exploded near the national stadium in Jableh to the south of #Latakia. Many were killed and injured. pic.twitter.com/pPzvuuKX45
— breaking-news (@UrgentNews5) 5 января 2017 г.
The city's residents told Sputnik that several cars and small shops caught fire. According to preliminary data, a car bomb was the cause of the explosion.
#Latakia: Car bomb detonated in #Jableh, #Latakia Province. pic.twitter.com/m7dbzsmLGd
— WorldOnAlert (@worldonalert) 5 января 2017 г.
Photos of explosion in #Jabla city, #Lattakia, killed and injured several civilians#Syria pic.twitter.com/PLrBzZdKPy
— Mhamad Kleit (@kleitm) 5 января 2017 г.
Jabla is located not far from the Hmeymin airbase used by the Russian Aerospace Forces.
#BREAKING Casualties reported in explosion in the city of Jabla, south of the main Russian airbase in Syria
— Guy Elster (@guyelster) 5 января 2017 г.
No militant group has taken responsibility for the deadly attack so far.
