Five People Killed, Two Injured in Ammunition Depot Blast in Central Syria, Source Says
10:45 GMT 20.10.2021 (Updated: 16:46 GMT 08.01.2023)
© AP Photo / Pavel GolovkinA view of the town of Masyaf in Hama province, in Syria (File)
© AP Photo / Pavel Golovkin
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DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - Five people were killed and two others injured in the explosion at an ammunition depot in Syria's central Hama province, a security source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
"Five people were killed and two others injured in the explosion at the ammunition depot of a unit of the National Defence Forces [pro-government militia] on the Hama-Homs highway", the source said.
A photo, allegedly taken near the site of the explosion was posted online.
An explosion.. an ammunition depot near the city of Hama a while ago. There were martyrs and wounded, and according to preliminary information, the cause of the explosion was a technical error. pic.twitter.com/Bl2Ni7VIXP
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