Five killed in blast inside Syrian army ammunition depot Iran state TV

Last updated on: 20 October,2021 03:41 pm

Five killed in blast inside Syrian army ammunition depot - Iran state TV

DUBAI (Reuters) - Five people were killed and four injured in a blast inside a Syrian army ammunition depot alongside the Homs-Hama road in the centre of the country, Iran s state-run TV channel Al-Alam said on Wednesday.

The explosion happened during a routine maintenance operation inside the depot, it said.

Iran, a main backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has a military presence, directly and through proxy militias, across Syria including the region of Homs. The report did not indicate the nationality of the casualties.