Series of explosions heard near Aleppo in northern Syria

A powerful blast was heard near Aleppo in northern Syria early Monday, followed by a series of explosions, state media reported. Syrian state television said a blast was heard in the Al-Eis area in the southern Aleppo countryside and was being investigated. The cause of the explosions was not immediately known. Aleppo civil defence operations chief Faisal Mohammad Ali warned civilians not to approach the area, as the ongoing explosions were hampering access to emergency services.

This is not the first such incident 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. Previous explosions, of unknown origin, have killed 11 people in Deir Ezzor and 14 people at a weapons depot in Idlib province.

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