At an arms depot in Syria, an explosion occurred - 11 soldiers were killed, 9 wounded

Eleven soldiers were killed in an explosion at an arms depot in the city of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria. Another nine people were injured, sb.by reported.

According to TASS, the Ministry of Defense of the transitional government of the republic said:

- The bodies of 11 dead soldiers were retrieved by rescuers while disassembling the rubble of a collapsed building in the Ayyash district in the west of the city, where ammunition was stored. Another nine people were taken with injuries to hospitals.

The explosion occurred on the evening of September 18. This was reported by the administration of the province of Deir ez-Zor. The territory of the military facility was cordoned off. An investigation is under way.

- An investigation is underway to establish the causes and circumstances of the incident, the press release said. In Syria, an explosion occurred at an ammunition depot - 3 people were killed, more than 10 injured