Blast from suspected old bomb in Syria kills 16
Experts estimate that between 100,000 and 300,000 of the roughly 1 million munitions used during the Syrian civil war never detonated.
Unexploded bomb from Syria's civil war days 'accidentally' blows up, kills 16
A scrap dealer had unknowingly handled an unexploded munition in an attempt to extract metal, setting off the devastating blast on Saturday. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing
Explosion in Syria's Latakia kills 16 people
A powerful explosion triggered by an old bomb killed at least 16 people, including five children, and wounded 18 others in Syria ’s coastal city of Latakia on Saturday. The blast demolished a four-storey building, ripping down slabs of concrete and crushing residents underneath chunks of their flattened homes.
Blast from old munition kills 16 in Syria
At least 16 people were killed in Syria on Sunday after a scrap dealer mishandled an old bomb, causing a massive explosion, officials said. A four-storey building was demolished in the blast that took place in the city of Latakia on Saturday.
At least 16 people killed after ordnance from Syrian civil war explodes in port city of Latakia
The Syrian Civil Defense says ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building and killing at least 16 people
Ordnance from Syria's 13-year conflict explodes in port city, killing at least 16 people
The Syrian Civil Defense says Ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Lattakia, collapsing a building and killing more than a dozen people
Rescuers search the rubble after a building collapse in Latakia, Syria, kills at least 16 people
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 in Syria coastal city kills three: state media
A blast in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia killed at least three people on Saturday, state media reported, with a war monitor saying it was triggered by unexploded ordnance.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor later described the blast as an "accident" resulting from a resident's attempt to dismantle unexploded ordnance in the building.
At least 16 people dead in blast from suspected old bomb in Syria
Experts estimate that between 100,000 and 300,000 of the roughly one million munitions used during the Syrian civil war never detonated.An unexploded bomb from Syria's 13- year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Lattakia,
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