Syria: deadly car bomb explosion in town Azaz near the Turkish border

The death toll from the blast in the town of Azaz in northern Syria amounted to 60, as reported a while ago, the Turkish Anadolu news agency.

The agency cites a doctor in Azaz who said that at least 60 are dead and over 50 wounded. city ​​resident who went to the local hospital told Reuters that measured about 30 corpses that had been transferred there.

According to Reuters, a tanker exploded earlier today in front of an Islamic court in the bustling city center this located in the province of Aleppo near the border with Turkey and is controlled by the rebels. Sources told the Sputnik agency that the vehicle exploded near the headquarters of the armed opposition organization al-Achrar Sam and that among the dead and wounded are about 50 supporters.

On 29 December, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Ahrar al-Sham was one of the opposition organizations agreed to participate in a ceasefire across Syria.