11 Killed in Explosion at Syrian Army Base in Deir ez-Zor Area
Syria’s Defense Ministry reported that the blast occurred at a military base in Ayash, west of Deir ez-Zor; no cause was given.
Syria’s Defense Ministry said an explosion at an army base in Ayash, west of Deir ez-Zor, killed 11 people. The ministry did not state what caused the blast. A funeral was held in Deir ez-Zor on Saturday with officials and the victims’ relatives in attendance.
An explosion at a Syrian army base in the Ayash area west of Deir ez-Zor killed 11 people, Syria’s Defense Ministry said, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) as cited by Iran’s IRNA.
The ministry said the blast occurred on Friday in an area west of the city of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria. It did not provide a cause for the explosion or clarify the circumstances surrounding it.
A funeral for those killed was held on Saturday in Deir ez-Zor, the ministry said. Officials, as well as the victims’ families and relatives, attended the ceremony.
The available report identified the site as an army base in Ayash and confirmed the death toll, but provided no further information about possible injuries, damage or the identities of those killed. It also did not indicate whether the explosion was accidental or deliberate.
The report was published by IRNA on Saturday, citing SANA and Syria’s Defense Ministry.