ANTAKYA: Rescuers pulled an alive 13-year-old out from under the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkiye’s southern Hatay province on Monday, Reuters footage showed, more than a week after a devastating earthquake struck.
The teenager held a rescuer’s hand as he was placed on a stretcher, head braced, and covered for warmth, before he was moved into an ambulance.
With hopes of finding many more survivors in the rubble fast fading, the combined death toll in Turkiye and neighboring Syria from last Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake rose above 37,000 and looked set to keep increasing.
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Teenager rescued from rubble in Turkiye 182 hours after quake
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Teenager rescued from rubble in Turkiye 182 hours after quake
- The teenager held a rescuer’s hand as he was placed on a stretcher, head braced, and covered for warmth, before he was moved into an ambulance
Syria seizes large weapons shipment destined for Lebanon
- Authorities confiscated RPG shells concealed in border town of Serghaya
LONDON: Syrian authorities foiled a smuggling attempt of a large quantity of weapons bound for Lebanon in the countryside of the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday.
Security forces intercepted the shipment in Zabadani region, a fertile valley area near the Lebanese border. The Ministry of Interior said that security forces ambushed the smugglers in the border town of Serghaya and seized the shipment.
Authorities found and confiscated a large quantity of RPG shells concealed in an organized manner, intended for illegal transport across the border, according to the Arab Syrian News Agency.
The operation highlights the ministry’s continued efforts to combat smuggling, secure the borders of the Syrian Arab Republic, and maintain national security and stability, SANA added.
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