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Death toll in Syria arms depot blast rises to 69: monitor
BEIRUT, Aug 13, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The death toll of an explosion of unknown
origin at a weapons depot in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib has risen
to 69, mostly civilians, a monitor said Monday.
Sunday’s blast in the town of Sarmada killed 52 civilians and 17 members of
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a jihadist-led alliance, the Britain-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1504 hrs