US EditionOrdnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict explodes in port city, killing at least 16 people
- In Lattakia, Syria, ordnance from the country's 13-year conflict exploded in a metal scrap storage space on the ground floor of a four-story building, causing its collapse.
- The explosion is connected to Syria's ongoing conflict and the presence of unexploded ordnance.
- The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, worked overnight and recovered 16 bodies, including five women and five children, while 18 others were injured.
- The White Helmets stated that search and rescue operations continue to recover those trapped.
- The United Nations reported in February that about a hundred people have been killed by exploding ordnance in the last 13 years, while since December, over 1,400 unexploded devices have been safely disposed of across Syria, highlighting the broader implications of the conflict.
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At least 16 people killed after ordnance from Syrian civil war explodes in port city of Latakia
DAMASCUS, Syria — Ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building and killing more than a dozen people, the Syrian Civil Defense said Sunday.
Blast from suspected old bomb in Syria’s Latakia kills 16
A massive explosion believed to have been triggered by a scrap dealer handling an old bomb killed at least 16 people in Syria, civil defence officials said Sunday. The blast on Saturday in the Mediterranean city of Latakia demolished a four-storey building, ripping down slabs of concrete and crushing residents underneath chunks of their flattened homes. Rescue officials pulled out the bodies through the night - including five children - as they …
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