Two killed after ammunition-laden vehicle explodes in Syria’s Idlib

A vehicle loaded with ammunition exploded in the town of Binnish in the Idlib countryside in northwestern Syria, according to the Syrian authorities and a security source quoted by Syria’s official news agency, SANA.

Idlib Emergency and Disaster Management Directorate said two people have been killed and five wounded in the explosion on Tuesday, according to a preliminary toll.

The explosion killed two civilians and injured eight, Turkiye’s Anadolu agencysaid, adding that two vehicles in the vicinity were also destroyed by the blast.

Emergency response teams were dispatched to the scene, and the injured were transported to nearby hospitals.

More to follow.