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Syria says blast at military site in Deir Az Zor killed 11

Syria says blast at military site in Deir Az Zor killed 11

Summary

An explosion at a Syrian military site in Deir Az Zor province killed 11 soldiers and injured nine others. The blast occurred at a weapons storage area, and the cause is still under investigation.

Key Facts

  • The explosion happened in the town of Ayyash in eastern Syria’s Deir Az Zor province.
  • Eleven soldiers died and nine were wounded in the blast.
  • The attack struck a weapons cache inside a Syrian Arab Army site.
  • Syria’s Ministry of Defence held a funeral procession for the soldiers.
  • The cause of the explosion is unknown and being investigated.
  • This was the second explosion at a Syrian military site in less than two weeks.
  • A previous blast on September 9 in Idlib province killed 14 soldiers and wounded others.
  • Syrian officials are trying to clear abandoned weapons from many sites after the long civil war.
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