Syria: 6 Dead, 9 Injured, and Missing in Explosion at Army Weapons Depot

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Syrian authorities announced the recovery of six bodies, the search for missing persons, and the injury of nine others in an arms depot at a military site in the Ayyash area, west of Deir ez-Zor province.

The Deir ez-Zor governorate stated in a press release late Friday/Saturday: "An explosion occurred yesterday in an arms depot within one of the sites of the Syrian Arab Army near the town of Ayyash, west of Deir ez-Zor, resulting in several fatalities and injuries to nine others."

It added that "following the explosion, the site was secured and necessary measures were taken to deal with its aftermath, alongside the opening of an investigation to determine the causes and circumstances of the incident."

It noted that "as a result of the search operations conducted by specialized teams, the bodies of six deceased individuals were recovered, and search operations are still ongoing for several missing persons."

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 18 members of the Ministry of Defense were killed and injured due to an explosion that occurred inside an ammunition depot at a military barracks in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor.

The Media and Communication Department of the Ministry of Defense stated in a press release that an explosion occurred at one of the sites of the Syrian Arab Army in the Ayyash area west of Deir ez-Zor, clarifying that an investigation is underway to determine the causes of the explosion and to assess the resulting consequences.