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At least 14 people were killed and 11 wounded in an explosion at a temporary arms depot near the city of Sarmada in Idlib province, Syria on Wednesday. The Syrian Defense Ministry reported that some of its personnel were among those injured, while others said the blast was caused by volatile materials stored at the site. The explosion is believed to be the second fatal incident of its kind in Idlib this month, following a similar explosion on September 1 that killed five people. Authorities have not yet determined what caused the initial blast.

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At least 14 people were killed and another 11 were wounded on Wednesday in an explosion at a temporary arms depot in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib, near the city of Sarmada. The blast occurred in an area storing weapons and remnants from Syria's long-running civil war, which was being held temporarily before transport to another location. Some personnel from Syria's Defense Ministry were among those injured. The explosion led to secondary blasts and fires that hindered emergency response efforts. Authorities have yet to determine the cause of the blast, which is the second fatal incident involving stored arms in Idlib province this month.

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Syrian authorities reported that at least 14 people were killed and another 11 wounded on Wednesday as a result of an explosion at a temporary site used to store weapons and remnants of the country's long-running civil war. asserted

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The explosion took place near the city of Sarmada in the northwestern Idlib province. asserted

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What do we know about the explosion? asserted

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Syria's Defense Ministry said the weapons and war remnants were being stored termporarily at the site before being transported elsewhere. asserted

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It said that some of its personnel were among those wounded. asserted

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The explosion in an area full of volatile materials led to secondary explosions and fires that hampered the emergency response. asserted

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Smoke billowed from the blast site for some time on Wednesday. asserted

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"The toll from the explosion in a temporary storage for collecting weapons and war remnants near the city of Sarmada ... registered 14 killed and 11 injured in a preliminary count," the Idlib health department said. asserted

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Authorities have not yet said what caused the explosion. asserted

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On September 1, five people were killed and others were wounded when a vehicle carrying ammunition exploded in Binnish. asserted

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Syria only recently emerged from more than a decade of civil war, when forces loyal to new President Ahmed al-Sharaa ousted Bashar Assad and took control of Damascus. asserted

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Idlib was one of the hardest-hit regions in the country during the war. asserted

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If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to select us as your Preferred Source on Google, so you'll always see our verified news first. asserted

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