Russian, Turkish soldiers injured in Syria blast

SANAA, July 14 (YPA) –  Several Russian and Turkish soldiers were injured in roadside bomb explosion targeted a joint patrol in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

“Three Russian soldiers were slightly injured,” the Russian defense said in a statement, in addition other Turkish soldiers wounded when an improvised explosive device exploded during the passage of a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in northern Syria’s M4 highway.”

All the injured were immediately evacuated from the area, and the Russian soldiers were taken to the Hmeimim base, where they received all the necessary medical care. Their condition is stable,” the statement read.

According to the Russian Reconciliation Center, the explosion targeting the Russian-Turkish patrol was an act of terrorists in the Syrian city of Idlib.

The statement noted that all joint military patrols were suspended after the incident, and the competent authorities are investigating the incident.

E.M