Blast kills four in northwest Syria

DAMASCUS: A blast that rocked Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Thursday killed four people, state media said, though the cause had yet to be officially determined. Residents told AFP they heard the sound of explosions on the western outskirts of the provincial capital, with a war monitor saying they came from a nearby base for foreign fighters. State news agency SANA reported “an explosion whose cause is unknown in the vicinity of the city of Idlib.” Citing the health ministry, it reported at least “four dead and five others injured,” raising an earlier toll of two dead.

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