Old ordnance | Explosion kills two little brothers in Rif Dimashq

 

Rif Dimashq province: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the death of two little brothers, as a result of the explosion of an old ordnance left over from the war, near Tello Mosque at the al-Dweir roundabout in the city of Douma in Rif Dimashq province.

An increasing number of people killed recently by a landmine, unexploded bombs, and collapse of war-damaged residential buildings in various Syrian areas and cities such as Homs, Hama Deir Ezzor, Aleppo, and southern Syria.

The Syrian Observatory has documented since January 2019 to date some 515 fatalities, including 77 women and 160 children. Of the total number, the Syrian Observatory documented the deaths of 126 people, including 47 women and six children, in their search and collect for “Syrian wild truffles”, which put their lives at risk, “Syrian wild truffles” grow in areas that are exposed to heavy rains and are sold at high prices.