Explosion rocks southern Idlib
Shafaq News – Idlib (Updated at 13:55)
A powerful explosion shook the southern sector of Idlib city on Thursday, with no immediate reports on its cause.
Shafaq News correspondent said emergency teams and security forces rushed to the scene shortly after the blast.
According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights sources, two foreign (non-Syrian) fighters were killed and four others wounded, based on initial casualty figures.
Authorities have not yet issued any official statement on the incident.
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Local media circulated photos and videos showing smoke rising into the sky from the location of the explosion.