The Syrian Ministry of Health stated in a statement released on Thursday that the explosion took place in the northern Idlib countryside’s Maarat Misrin.
What caused the explosion, at the time, was not immediately known.
According to a preliminary death toll, the ministry reported that “four people were killed and 116 others were wounded.”
At least six people were killed in the explosion, according to the Syria Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets.
The White Helmets said in a statement that only the Syrian Civil Defense teams have killed the people who are still being sought after they are found beneath the rubble.
Syria’s minister of emergency and disaster management, Raed Al-Saleh, stated in a post on X that the Civil Defense teams had arrived at the scene of the explosion and were working in challenging and challenging circumstances.
He claimed that while secondary blasts were raging, the teams were conducting evacuation and rescue operations.
Saleh urged people to stay away from the site in order to protect themselves.
Source: Aljazeera
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