Bomb attack in Azaz: 9 dead, 14 injured

(ANKARA) – Nine people were killed and 14 were injured when a bomb placed in a vehicle exploded in Azaz in northern Syria.

A bomb placed in a vehicle at a road checkpoint in Azaz, which is under the control of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), exploded. According to initial reports from the region, 9 people were killed and 14 were injured.

The injured were taken to Azaz Hospital. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which local security forces have launched an investigation into.

SOHR: 4 members of SMO killed

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that at least 10 people, including four members of the Syrian National Army (SNA), were killed and 13 people were injured in the explosion.

Raed Al Saleh, the head of the White Helmets, a civil defense network operating in Syria, said on his social media account, “Today, more than 25 people were killed and injured as a result of a car bomb detonated at the western entrance of the Azaz district in northern Aleppo.

“Rocket fire from areas of joint control between regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces targeted the area where the bomb-laden vehicle exploded and its surroundings. While our teams were working to clear the way for civilians and eliminate the effects of the explosion, and the teams were able to safely evacuate the area, these attacks aim to limit the teams’ ability to intervene and threaten their own lives and the lives of civilians,” he said.