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Explosive Device Detonates Near School in Syrian City of Al Hasakah - Reports

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - An explosive device has detonated near a school in the city of Al Hasakah in northern Syria, causing injuries among civilians, local media reported on Saturday, citing preliminary data.
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According to the SANA news agency, the device was placed on a motorbike parked near the school.

Syria has been engulfed in a civil war since 2011, with government forces fighting multiple opposition factions and terrorist groups.

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Previous month, nine people were killed and 28 others injured after two car bombs exploded in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, which is one of four de-escalation zones created after relevant agreements were reached by Iran, Russia, and Turkey during the Astana reconciliation talks last year.

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