Blast in Syria coastal city kills 3

Ordnance from Syria's 13-year conflict explodes in port city, killing at least 16
The Syrian Civil Defense says Ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Lattakia, collapsing a building and killing more than a dozen people
Blast in Syria coastal city kills three: state media
A blast in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia killed at least three people on Saturday, state media reported, with a war monitor saying it was triggered by unexploded ordnance.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor later described the blast as an "accident" resulting from a resident's attempt to dismantle unexploded ordnance in the building.
At least 16 people dead in blast from suspected old bomb in Syria
Experts estimate that between 100,000 and 300,000 of the roughly one million munitions used during the Syrian civil war never detonated.An unexploded bomb from Syria's 13- year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Lattakia,
Ordnance blast kills 16 and collapses building in Syria
The explosion occurred in a metal scrap storage space on the ground floor of a four-storey building in Latakia.
Blast from old munition kills 16 in Syria
At least 16 people were killed in Syria on Sunday after a scrap dealer mishandled an old bomb, causing a massive explosion, officials said. A four-storey building was demolished in the blast that took place in the city of Latakia on Saturday.

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