The explosion struck near the Syrian city of Sarmada in Idlib province in the northwest. The Defense Ministry said the weapons and remnants from the war were being stored temporarily at the site before being relocated.

DUBAI, Sept 9 - At least 14 people were killed and 11 wounded on Wednesday in an explosion at a temporary site used to store weapons and remnants of war near the Syrian city of Sarmada in Idlib province, state television reported. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A weapons warehouse in northwestern Syria exploded Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding others.