STORY: Russian medical team members injured in explosion in NE Syria
SHOOTING TIME: July 11, 2024
DATELINE: July 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:11
LOCATION: Damascus 
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the damages at the site

STORYLINE:

An explosive device detonated when a Russian medical team was assisting at a medical center in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakah on Thursday, leaving several injured, including a Russian officer, a well-informed source told Xinhua.

The incident occurred during the Russian medical team's regular visit to the center to provide medical aid for local communities, said the source on condition of anonymity.

The explosion resulted in injuries to several individuals, including a Russian officer who sustained minor wounds, a Russian translator, a Syrian translator, and a civilian, the source noted.

Additionally, two cars belonging to the medical team were damaged and the medical center's windows were shattered in the explosion.

The motive behind the attack remains unclear.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported the incident, saying a Russian soldier, a translator, and a civilian were injured as an improvised explosive device went off in an ambulance belonging to the Russian forces near the Al-Lulua Medical Center in Al-Hasakah city.

It said the explosion was heard in the area, causing material damage. The observatory added that the injured had been transferred to the hospital for treatment.

The Syrian government controls a security zone in Al-Hasakah, where the U.S.-backed Kurdish militias also control vast areas.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Damascus.
(XHTV)