2 landmine blasts hit Syrian Desert, leave casualties

A member of Roj Mine Control Organization searches for mines and explosive devices planted by ISIS militants near the town of Ain Issa in the north of Raqqa, northern Syria, June 20, 2017 - Reuters
A member of Roj Mine Control Organization searches for mines and explosive devices planted by ISIS militants near the town of Ain Issa in the north of Raqqa, northern Syria, June 20, 2017 - Reuters

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Two landmine explosions killed on Sunday a child in the Syrian Desert and inured another in Deir ez-Zor city, eastern Syria.

A local source from the city of Palmyra in the Syrian desert told North Press that Abdul wahd al-Khalaf, 14, was riding his motorcycle when a landmine exploded on the outskirts of Plamyra.

Al-Khalaf was instantly killed in the explosion, the source added.

Meanwhile, another source said a 10 year-old boy was injured in a landmine explosion near his house in the al-Sinaa neighborhood in Deir ez-Zor city.

The source added that Muhammad al-Atallah lost three of his fingers in the explosion.

By Omar Abdurrahman