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At least three people were killed, and more than 10 others were injured on Wednesday in an explosion at an ammunition storage site near the city of Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.

Axar.az reports, citing Xinhua, that the Syrian Defense Ministry's Media and Communications Department said the explosion occurred at a temporary storage facility used to collect weapons and remnants of war.

Defense ministry units are working in coordination with relevant authorities to secure the site, it said.

Earlier reports said the explosion occurred at an arms depot along the Sarmada highway, triggering a fire and prompting security forces to close roads leading to the area.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.

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The death toll from the explosion has risen to 14, while the number of injured has increased to 11.