Mine explosion in Syria's Latakia city kills 3 civilians

DAMASCUS/ISTANBUL

Three civilians were killed and two others injured in a mine explosion in Syria's Latakia city on Monday.

According to a statement from the White Helmets, a Syria civil defense group, a vehicle in the al-Kabina Mountains area of Latakia, in northwestern Syria, hit an unexploded mine from the time of the civil war.

The injured individuals were transferred to the hospital.