Five Russian servicemen, four journalists injured in Syria's Deir Al-Zour

MOSCOW, Nov 6 (KUNA) -- Five Russian servicemen and four journalists were wounded on Monday in a landmine explosion in a district of Deir Al-Zour, Syria.
The four journalists are working at Russian television channels Zvezda and NTV, Russia's news agency Interfax reported, citing some military sources.
It noted that all the wounded were swiftly taken to the Russian airbase in Khmeimim where they received medical aid. The Syrian regime's forces announced on Sunday that they have completely in control of the city of Deir Al-Zour after militants of the so-called Islamic State (IS) had been driven out of it. (end) as.hm