Russian sappers discover Daesh largest ammunition cache in Palmyra

Russian sappers have discovered “one of the largest” ammunition caches that the Daesh Takfiri terrorists left behind in the recently liberated Syrian city of Palmyra, the Russian Defense Ministry says.

“The warehouse was well-disguised and discovered through the use of special equipment, brought by Russian engineers to Syria. They have removed more than 12,000 explosive objects, including large-caliber mortar mines, artillery shells, as well as anti-tank mines and anti-personnel landmines, from the terrorists’ cache,” said Major General Igor Konashenkov, the defense ministry spokesman, on Friday.

Daesh had been using improvised explosive devices and bombs stored in this depot, located on the outskirts of the city, to launch terror attacks not only in Homs province but also in other Syrian provinces, Konashenkov further said, adding that the site had been secured against accidental spotting by means of tripwires connected to nine landmines.

Konashenkov went on to say that some “1,000 electronic detonators and home-made radio-controlled detonators used for equipment of improvised explosive devices” were also among the devices found in the arsenal, adding that the cache was neutralized, with explosive devices cleared and taken to a safe place for disposal.

Since early April, the Russian sappers have defused nearly 3,000 explosive devices, including 432 makeshift bombs, in and around the city.

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