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Blast at jihadist training camp in Syria's Idlib kills 10

The explosion near the town of Hasano occurred as fighters were reportedly attending a training on mortars.
OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images

At least 10 Syrian fighters are dead and dozens of others wounded following an explosion at a jihadist training camp in rebel-controlled northwest Syria on Tuesday, Reuters reports.​​

Two opposition military sources told the news agency that the blast occurred while Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) fighters were training near the Syrian town of Hasano. An opposition activist said that the explosion in the northern Idlib countryside was caused by an accident during a training session on mortars.

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