Syrian state media reports at least 3 killed by blast in coastal city

DAMASCUS, Syria — A blast in Syria’s coastal city of Latakia has killed at least three people and injured 12, state media reports citing local authorities, with the cause still unclear.

“The blast in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Latakia city has so far resulted in three deaths and 12 injured,” state news agency SANA cites provincial authorities as saying, adding that “civil defense teams and residents are still searching for others injured and missing.”

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