At least 14 people were killed and 11 others injured on Wednesday in an explosion inside a temporary depot for collecting weapons and war remnants near the city of Sarmada in the northern Idlib countryside, according to the Idlib Health Directorate.
Securing the explosion site
The Defense Ministry’s Media and Communications Department said the depot was used to collect weapons and war remnants before transporting them, noting that the explosion injured several ministry employees. It did not specify how many or clarify whether they were included in the toll announced by the Health Directorate.
The ministry added that its units were coordinating with the relevant authorities to secure the explosion site.
Initial toll rises
Sobhi Assaf, director of the media office at the Idlib Health Directorate, had earlier announced an initial toll of four dead and 10 injured, with injuries ranging from minor to moderate.
