At least nine people have been killed in a landmine explosion in Syria, according to a human rights organization. The victims were truffle hunters traveling in a truck in Dair al-Saur province in the east of the country, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Sunday. Three other people were injured.
In the civil war country, truffle hunters are repeatedly victims of mine explosions or other violence. Supporters of the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) have also killed and kidnapped people who wanted to earn money from collecting the delicacy. The search also leads to remote desert areas, which serve as a haven for extremists and are often mined. More than 180 collectors have died in the past two months alone, according to the observatory.
The aid organization Handicap International estimates that after more than a decade of civil war, there are about 300,000 mines and unexploded ordnance in Syria. IS once controlled large areas there. The militia has now been defeated there, but attacks are still ongoing. (sda/dpa)
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