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Explosions at Syrian army ammunition depot wound four near Aleppo
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Four people injured as authorities investigate depot explosions
A series of explosions at an army weapons depot near Al-Eis in Aleppo province injured four people, Syria’s emergency ministry said. Rescue workers helped residents leave nearby homes, closed access roads and began clearing unexploded projectiles. Authorities had not established a cause. Reuters counted this as Syria’s fourth military-storage explosion in September and at least the 16th since December 2024; previously reported causes have varied, so the pattern does not establish a common explanation. This briefing covers 2026-09-20T00:23:08.053Z through 2026-09-21T12:23:08.053Z. The timestamp is page publication metadata, not the explosion time.
Reuters: Syrian ammunition depot explodes in fourth such blast this month