Blast Hits Syrian City of Jabla in Latakia, Casualties Reported

At least 11 people were killed and some 30 were wounded on Thursday in a terrorist attack in the city of Jabla in Syria’s Latakia province, which is controlled by the government forces, the Syrian state-run television said citing a local hospital official.

Local police said the blast took place near a stadium.

A car bomb exploded near the national stadium in Jableh to the south of #Latakia. Many were killed and injured. pic.twitter.com/pPzvuuKX45

— breaking-news (@UrgentNews5) 5 января 2017 г.

The city's residents told Sputnik that several cars and small shops caught fire. According to preliminary data, a car bomb was the cause of the explosion.

#Latakia: Car bomb detonated in #Jableh, #Latakia Province. pic.twitter.com/m7dbzsmLGd

— WorldOnAlert (@worldonalert) 5 января 2017 г.

Photos of explosion in #Jabla city, #Lattakia, killed and injured several civilians#Syria pic.twitter.com/PLrBzZdKPy

— Mhamad Kleit (@kleitm) 5 января 2017 г.

Jabla is located not far from the Hmeymin airbase used by the Russian Aerospace Forces.

#BREAKING Casualties reported in explosion in the city of Jabla, south of the main Russian airbase in Syria

— Guy Elster (@guyelster) 5 января 2017 г.

No militant group has taken responsibility for the deadly attack so far.