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<\/a><\/p>\nPublished On 21 Sep 202621 Sep 2026<\/p>\n
Powerful explosions at a weapons depot in northern Syria have injured at least four people, according to state media, with officials urging the public to stay away from the site.<\/p>\n
The explosions occurred early on Monday at a Syrian army site in the vicinity of the town of al-Eis, south of the city of Aleppo, the state-run SANA news agency reported.<\/p>\n
The cause of the explosions was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n
Faisal Mohammad Ali, the head of civil defence operations in Aleppo, told SANA that rescuers have evacuated four injured people from the site.<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera\u2019s Obaida Hitto, reporting from Aleppo, said a series of blasts has followed the initial explosion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe explosions are audible from a few kilometres away from the site. We have now seen a series of ambulances and fire trucks enter towards the position,\u201d he reported.<\/p>\n
Aleppo Governor Azzam al-Gharib urged residents not to leave their homes for the time being, adding that \u201chospitals, ambulance and emergency teams are on full alert\u201d.<\/p>\n
Roads leading to the site of the explosions were closed \u201cto ensure the safety of civilians\u201d, Aleppo\u2019s Internal Security Command said.<\/p>\n
A resident of Aleppo\u2019s Hamdaniyeh neighbourhood told the AFP news agency that they heard a \u201chuge explosion\u201d and when they went up to the roof could see \u201clarge flames in the distance\u201d.<\/p>\n
Several such blasts have previously occurred in Syria, which is emerging from more than a decade of civil war following the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in late 2024.<\/p>\n
An explosion of unknown origin killed 11 people<\/a> at a military site in the eastern province of Deir Az Zor on Friday.<\/p>\n