DAMASCUS — Eleven Syrian soldiers were killed in an explosion at an army site in the Ayyash area west of Deir ez-Zor, the Syrian Defense Ministry said Saturday.The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the ministry, said a funeral procession for the soldiers departed from the National Hospital in Deir ez-Zor city.Authorities have not disclosed the cause or circumstances of the explosion.The ministry’s Media and Communications Department said Friday that an explosion had occurred at one of the army’s sites in Ayyash and that authorities were investigating its cause and assessing the consequences.No casualty figures were released at the time.State-run Alikhbariah TV reported Friday that ambulances and civil defense teams had been dispatched to the site, adding that the nature of the explosion was not immediately clear.Saturday’s announcement marked the first official casualty toll since the blast was reported.DAMASCUS — Eleven Syrian soldiers were killed in an explosion at an army site in the Ayyash area west of Deir ez-Zor, the Syrian Defense Ministry said Saturday.The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the ministry, said a funeral procession for the soldiers departed from the National Hospital in Deir ez-Zor city.Authorities have not disclosed the cause or circumstances of the explosion.The ministry’s Media and Communications Department said Friday that an explosion had occurred at one of the army’s sites in Ayyash and that authorities were investigating its cause and assessing the consequences.No casualty figures were released at the time.State-run Alikhbariah TV reported Friday that ambulances and civil defense teams had been dispatched to the site, adding that the nature of the explosion was not immediately clear.Saturday’s announcement marked the first official casualty toll since the blast was reported.
11 Syrian soldiers killed in explosion at army site in Deir ez-Zor
