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1st LD: Car bomb blast hits Syrian military position in Latakia

Xinhua, April 15, 2017 Adjust font size:

An explosion targeted a Syrian military base in the country's northwestern province of Latakia on Saturday, with casualties feared, a well-informed source told Xinhua.

The explosion was caused by a car bomb that tore through a military base in the town of Salma in the countryside of Latakia, the source said on condition of anonymity.

Further details about the bombing are still forthcoming.

Salma is a town in northern Latakia close to the Turkish borders.

In January 2016, the Syrian army backed by Russia recaptured the town, three years after it fell to the Turkish-backed rebels. Endit