Iran Press/Middle East: The explosion occurred on Tuesday in the town of Dablan in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour. .
According to Syrian state TV, the land mine is a leftover from Daesh terrorists, who had controlled the town of Deir al-Zour and surrounding areas before it was liberated last year.
These are the latest casualties to be reported in Syria from unexploded ordnance leftover from eight years of war and havoc caused by terrorists.
Land mines have killed dozens of people in the formerly rebel-held areas amid government-led efforts to remove the mines for the safety of Syrian civilians.
On April 11, three children were killed and another was wounded by the explosion of a land mine in southern Syria.
On March 6, seven civilians were killed due to a land mine explosion in Aleppo in northern Syria. Later that same month, another nine people were killed by a land mine blast in Aleppo province.
On Feb. 24, a total of 24 civilians were killed by similar explosions in central Syria. 101/211/216
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