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100 Feared Dead After Explosions Near Russian Military Bases In Syria

More than 100 people are feared dead after seven blasts targeted several locations in the Latakia province in Syria on Monday, according to media reports. ISIS have claimed responsibility for the attacks in Jableh and Tartuswhich which are close to two Russian military facilities. RT reports: Islamic State militants claimed the attacks saying via its news outlet, Amaq, that “gatherings of Alawites in Tartous and Jableh” had been targeted. The Alawites is the minority sect to which President Bashar Assad belongs. According to Ikhbariya TV, there were up to three explosions in the coastal town of Jableh near the local railway terminal. RIA Novosti and state TV also report a fourth explosion, at the emergency unit of a local hospital. The blasts left over 45 people dead, police sources initially told RIA. Then the joint death toll was raised to over 100. #جبلة|| صور اولية للاستهداف الارهابي الذي ضرب كراج جبلة ولم يعرف حتى الان ان كان صواريخ او عبوات او انتحاري pic.twitter.com/KggOwZrYye — Ahmad nasser el dine (@ahmadalinasser1) May 23, 2016 Sham FM radio claims that the first explosion in Jableh occurred at the entrance to the town, where a car with an estimated equivalent of 250 kg of TNT [...]