Two Mines Explode in Syria’s Hama Countryside, Kills 18 Civilians

By Staff, SANA

Eighteen Syrian civilians lost their lives and three others were injured as two mines left behind by terrorist organizations exploded in two cars in the vicinity of Wadi al-Azib in Salamyieh area in Hama’s eastern countryside.

State-run SANA news agency cited a medical source at Salamyieh Hospital as saying that 18 civilians were martyred and 3 others were injured in the blast.

The source indicated that the victims sustained serious wounds, and they are being treated at al-Salamyieh Hospital.

Earlier, a source told SANA that landmines left behind by terrorist organizations went off in two cars transporting a number of people during the season of picking off truffles in the lands of Rasm al-Ahmar village in Hama eastern countryside, killing a number of civilians and injuring about 20 others.

Before their defeat, terrorist organizations planted mines and explosive devices in the areas of their deployment, and hid them in villages, towns and agricultural lands to cause the hugest possible damage to people who return to their areas after liberating them from terrorism.