1 child killed, 2 injured in war remnant blast in Syria’s Raqqa

RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – A child lost his life and two others were injured on Thursday in a blast of a war remnant in a village in northern Raqqa Governorate, northern Syria.

An eyewitness from the village of Khneiz in northern Raqqa said that a war remnant exploded among children while they were playing near the water tank in the village, resulting in the killing of one child and the injury of two others.

The injured children were taken to Raqqa National Hospital, but the other child lost his life immediately, according to the eyewitness.

The source did not mention the health condition of the injured children, but stated that they are IDPs from Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria.

By Ahmad Othman