Five people were killed when ammunition detonated at a warehouse near the border of Syria and Iraq

Ammunition detonated at a warehouse in the village of Tel Kodjer on the border of Syria with Iraq (al-Hasakah province), five people died as a result of a powerful explosion. This was reported by the ANF news agency on January 21.

It is noted that the tragedy occurred when a group of armed men tried to plunder a warehouse.

"According to preliminary data, five people were killed in the explosion, and several others were injured in various degrees of severity," the newspaper said.

The agency notes that the formations of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) left Tel Kojer the day before, after which an armed group of people entered the city and began looting weapons depots.

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