At least 16 killed after unexploded bomb from civil war goes off in Syria - Blast in coastal Latakia city reportedly occurred when a scrap dealer unknowingly handled old bomb

Experts estimate that between 100,000 and 300,000 of the roughly one million munitions used during the Syrian civil war never detonated.An unexploded bomb from Syria's 13- year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Lattakia,

A war monitoring group said more than 1,000 were killed in revenge attacks and clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad.

The explosion occurred in a metal scrap storage space on the ground floor of a four-storey building in Latakia.

A massive explosion believed to have been triggered by a scrap dealer handling an old bomb killed at least 16 people in Syria, civil defence officials said Sunday. Syria's civil defence team said 16 people had been killed "as a result of an explosion in a hardware store" in the apartment block.

At least 16 people were killed in Syria on Sunday after a scrap dealer mishandled an old bomb, causing a massive explosion, officials said. A four-storey building was demolished in the blast that took place in the city of Latakia on Saturday.