Following explosion that left 22 casu*alties | Residents express their anger at presence of wea*pons warehouse in residential area

Deir Ezzor province: SOHR sources have reported growing public anger and discontent among residents in Deir Ezzor city regarding the presence of a weapons warehouse affiliated to Iranian-backed militias in a the residential neighbourhood of Al-Hemaydiyah.

 

According to SOHR source, the residents had thought that the warehouse was used for storing foodstuffs, before they found out that it contained Iranian-made weapons. The residents also expressed their anger at the inaction of regime authorities which have never attempted to sent these weapons, which have posed a considerable threat the safety and lives of the residents, away from the city.

 

Earlier today, SOHR sources reported that the number of people who were killed in today’s explosion, which hit a warehouse affiliated to Iranian-backed militias in a residential neighbourhood in Deir Ezzor city, increased to seven: three Syrians, three non-Syrians and an unidentified man. The explosion, which coincided with flights by drones, also left 15 people injured.

 

Hospitals in the city called for blood donation because of the large number of injured people, amid unconfirmed reports of more fatalities.