An ammunition depot explosion in Syria kills at least 12 people and wounds more than 100

An ammunition depot explosion in Syria kills at least 12 people and wounds more than 100

DAMASCUS: A series of explosions killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 100 at a weapons depot in northwestern Syria on Thursday, rescuers and monitors said.

There was no official statement as to what has caused the blast in Idlib province. A war monitor said the explosion took place at an ammunition depot.

The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, also said the blast in Idlib, in the town of Maarat Misrin, struck an ammunition depot.

“Our teams are working to recover the bodies of the dead, treat the injured, and extinguish fires at the site of the massive explosion of an ammunition depot,” the White Helmets said in a statement.