Car explosion in busy market in Syria, 37 injured
Last Updated on March 31, 2024 7:31 am
At least 7 people were killed in a car explosion in the war-torn country of Syria in the Middle East. Another 30 people were injured in this incident. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.
This incident took place on Saturday in an explosion in a busy market in the country’s Azaz city, which is located near the Turkish border. According to a report by Reuters, the explosion occurred during late night shopping after Iftar in the holy month of Ramadan.
A man named Yasin Shalabi was shopping with his family near the blast site when the incident happened. He said that the explosion happened in the midst of a huge crowd of shoppers.
The Civil Defense Force said at least thirty people were injured in the latest blast, some of them seriously. The injured were later rescued and shifted to a local hospital.
The last such car explosion occurred two years ago in the Arab-populated city, which is controlled by Syrian rebel groups opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and backed by Turkey, Reuters said. Since then the city has been relatively quiet.
However, major cities in Syria’s northwestern border region have seen frequent bombings of civilian-populated areas in recent years.