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Russian general killed by explosive device in Syria

by  i24NEWS and ILH Staff

Published on  08-19-2020 08:10

Last modified: 08-19-2020 17:55

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Russian military vehicles near Douma, Syria, April 23, 2018. | File photo: Reuters

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A Russian major general was killed and two servicemen wounded when an improvised explosive device went off near a Russian convoy in eastern Syria on Tuesday, i24News reported Tuesday.

Moscow said the device went off while the convoy was returning from a humanitarian operation near the city of Deir ez-Zur.

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The statement, released on Russian news agencies Interfax, RIA Novosti, and TASS, said the three servicemen were wounded in the blast and that a "senior military advisor with the rank of major general" died while being evacuated and provided with medical assistance.

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