Landmine blasts in Deir ez-Zor leave 4 casualties including child
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Two separate landmine explosions in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria, killed on Saturday two people and injured two others including a child.
A local source from the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor told North Press that a landmine, left behind from previous conflicts, exploded near a group of young men who were walking on the outskirts of the al-Quriyah desert.
The source confirmed that the explosion resulted in the death of Ali al-Atallah and the injury of his younger brother, Omar, and their cousin, Abdullah al-Atallah.
In a separate incident, 39-year-old Antar al-Tahsin was killed when a landmine detonated while he was riding his motorcycle on a dirt road near the outskirts of al-Jalaa, a town in the Abu Kamal countryside, according to another local source.
The remnants of war, particularly landmines, continue to pose a serious threat to civilians in conflict-affected regions across Syria.
On Saturday, three children were injured in a landmine explosion in the eastern countryside of Raqqa, northern Syria.
On Jan. 7, a landmine explosion in the town of Abu Kamal led to the injury of four farmers.
Earlier in January, UNICEF reported that at least 116 children were killed or injured in December alone due to hidden threats like unexploded ordnance and landmines, underscoring the devastating impact of war remnants on vulnerable populations.