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UN: 59 civilians killed in arms depot blast in Idlib province - UN spokesperson
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14.08.2018
Maarrat al-Nu'man and Kafr Nabl in Idlib for three days due to hostilities."
At least 59 civilians were killed in an arms depot explosion in Idlib province, said Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq in New York City on Monday.
"At least 59 civilians were reportedly killed, 17 of them children, when a weapons and ammunition depot exploded in a residential building near Sarmada town in northern rural Idlib Governorate," said Haq. He added that a total of 134 people, including many children, were killed recently in ongoing hostilities in northwestern Syria.
"UNICEF reports that in the past 36 hours, 28 children were reported killed in Idlib and western Aleppo in northern Syria," stated Haq, adding, "three UNICEF-supported health facilities were attacked. Two of them, providing aid to women and children, are now out of service."
Mandatory credit: UN TV
At least 59 civilians were killed in an arms depot explosion in Idlib province, said Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq in New York City on Monday.
"At least 59 civilians were reportedly killed, 17 of them children, when a weapons and ammunition depot exploded in a residential building near Sarmada town in northern rural Idlib Governorate," said Haq. He added that a total of 134 people, including many children, were killed recently in ongoing hostilities in northwestern Syria.
"UNICEF reports that in the past 36 hours, 28 children were reported killed in Idlib and western Aleppo in northern Syria," stated Haq, adding, "three UNICEF-supported health facilities were attacked. Two of them, providing aid to women and children, are now out of service."
Mandatory credit: UN TV
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