Explosion in northwest Syria, casualty toll under investigation

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

DAMASCUS, July 24 (Xinhua) — A powerful explosion rocked northwestern Syria's Idlib province on Thursday, causing casualties and causing fires near the town of Maarat Misreen, Syrian state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV reported.

Idlib's Disaster Management Authority confirmed that the blast, whose cause has not yet been determined, killed and injured people. Private Syria TV reported that the blast likely occurred at an ammunition depot in the area.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported an unidentified aircraft flying over the region at the time of the explosion, although no official statement has confirmed the airstrike.

The number of victims and the cause of the explosion are being determined. –0–

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