Five Russian soldiers were killed late on Saturday after the ammunition vehicle exploded with them at the ‎crossroad of Zehirat near the coastal Syrian city ‎of Jableh, Orient News correspondent said.

Many blasts followed the first explosion of ‎the ammunition. They were heard at short intervals in the area. ‎

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Assad terrorists put a cordon around the area. Access was also denied to whosoever tried approaching the site of the explosion.

Jableh is a coastal city on the Mediterranean in Syria, 25 km north of Baniyas and 25 km south of Latakia.