LATAKIA (Syria), Feb 17 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Three people, including an Anadolu Ajansi freelance reporter, were injured in an explosion during a Syrian army mine clearance operation in the countryside of Latakia province.
Anadolu Ajansi reported that the blast occurred while Syrian forces were conducting demining operations in a rural area.
Among the injured were Anadolu freelance reporter Sevket Akca, Syrian state news agency SANA correspondent Hasan Hashim and a soldier.
Akca suffered head injuries after being struck by shrapnel and debris. He and the other wounded were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The journalists were not in life-threatening condition, while the soldier was seriously injured and lost a leg.
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