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Omaha Steve

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Thu Jul 24, 2025, 09:15 AM Jul 24

Explosion in northern Syria kills at least 6 people and injures dozens

Source: AP

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 7:54 AM CDT, July 24, 2025

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least six people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion in northern Syria’s Idlib province, officials said Thursday.

There was no official statement on the cause of the blast. The U.K.-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the explosion took place in an ammunition depot.

The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, reported that at least six people were killed in the blast, which took place in the town of Maarat Misrin north of the city of Idlib on Thursday.

“This is the death toll only of those recovered by Syrian Civil Defense teams, who continue to search for those trapped under the rubble,” the White Helmets said in a statement.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/syria-explosion-idlib-8764377a700af6bdda81a1106067fec6

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Explosion in northern Syria kills at least 6 people and injures dozens (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 24 OP
Gotta wonder whose ammo dump it was. n/t Igel Jul 24 #1
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