Local sources reported hearing a massive blast in the city.
According to a Syrian media outlet, one person was killed when a booby-trapped motorcycle detonated in the Tuayba neighborhood of Al-Bukamal, eastern Deir ez-Zor.
Syria’s state news agency SANA reported that the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device planted inside the motorcycle.
Separately, Syria’s official Alikhbaria TV, quoting an unnamed security source, confirmed the blast occurred in the Tuayba neighborhood but provided no further details.