4 people were killed and 10 injured in an initial toll following an explosion at a temporary depot designated for collecting weapons and war remnants today, Wednesday, near the city of Sarmada in the northern countryside of Idlib, Syrian Arab Republic. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the Media and Communication Department at the Ministry of Defense reported that the explosion occurred at a temporary depot designated for collecting weapons and war remnants before their transport, resulting in injuries to a number of ministry personnel. It added that the ministry's units are working in coordination with the competent authorities to secure the site of the incident. For his part, the director of the media office at the Idlib Health Directorate, Sobhi Assaf, explained that the initial toll of the explosion's victims reached 4 dead and 10 injured, noting that rescue teams are continuing to search for missing persons under the rubble.