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Mine event in Ar Raqqa, Ath Thawrah area, Syrian Arab Republic on Wed 2nd August 2023

2nd August 2023

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On 2 August 2023, a landmine war remnant planted by unidentified gunmen near a school in al Basrawi village in rural Jurneyyeh in Ar Raqqa province detonated, killing five people including at least three women and a child who are all members of the same family and injuring several others The event took place after a child found the mine while playing and brought it to his house where it detonated, killing him, his mother, grandmother and aunt and injuring others including his sister. 5 fatalities.

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Syrian Arab Republic (SYR)

Ar Raqqa ( Ath Thawrah area )

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