Explosion on oil tanker in front of Syria. Yet another mysterious episode against Assad
An oil tanker off the Mediterranean port of Banias, Syria, was hit by an explosion on Sunday, causing a fire on board that was reportedly extinguished shortly thereafter.
There were reportedly no casualties, but subsequent photographs showed large plumes of black smoke rising above the tanker, which may have been busy unloading its cargo. The "mysterious" explosion comes after a series of alleged secret Israeli attacks on Iranian and Syrian ships believed to be engaged in "sanctions lifting" related to Washington-led anti-Assad measures.
Breaking: large explosion reported at a vessel anchored off the coast of Syria's Baniyas. pic.twitter.com/foiqMnqncA
– Within Syria (@WithinSyriaBlog) May 9, 2021
However, Syrian state media were quick to call it a "technical failure" that "took place in one of the oil tanker's engines near the coast," according to the description.
Syrian journalist and analyst Danny Makki joked in the wake of the incident, "This is amidst a sharp and unexpected increase in engine malfunctions in ships near the Syrian coast" – strongly suggesting that it looks anything but a simple engine accident.
However, there have been several cases of mysterious explosions and fires classified as "accidents", including a tanker that would have caught fire during the unloading operations. So either the Syrians are pastries or something is wrong and the Syrians themselves prefer to ignore it.
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