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Explosion at Syria arms depot kills 14 in Idlib
The blast near Sarmada also left 11 people injured, and it followed a separate ammunition explosion in Idlib earlier this month.
An explosion at an arms depot in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province killed 14 people on Wednesday, according to the local health department, which said the cause of the blast was not specified.
Authorities said the preliminary toll was 14 dead and 11 injured. Syrian defence ministry media also told state television that several ministry personnel were wounded in the incident.
Rescuers rushed to the site as Syrian media aired images showing large columns of smoke rising from near the city of Sarmada.
The blast was the second deadly incident in Idlib this month, after a car carrying ammunition exploded in Binnish, killing five, according to the report.