Over 100 feared killed as blasts hit Syria’s Latakia province

Over 100 feared killed as blasts hit Syria’s Latakia province
# 23 May 2016 13:28 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. Over 100 people are feared dead after seven blasts targeted several locations in the coastal towns of Jableh and Tartus, Syria’s Latakia province, according to media reports, RT reports.

The locations are close to two Russian military facilities: the Khmeimim airbase and the Tartus naval base.

According to Ikhbariya TV, there were up to three explosions in the coastal town of Jableh near the local railway terminal. RIA Novosti and state TV also report a fourth explosion, at the emergency unit of a local hospital.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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