Blast from suspected old bomb in Syria kills 16
2025-03-16 09:00:02 - From: Al monitor
A massive explosion believed to have been triggered by a scrap dealer handling an old bomb killed at least 16 people in Syria, civil defence officials said Sunday.
The blast on Saturday in the Mediterranean city of Latakia demolished a four-storey building, ripping down slabs of concrete and crushing residents underneath chunks of their flattened homes.
Rescue officials pulled out the bodies through the night -- including five children -- as they searched for survivors.
