Booby-trapped vehicle explodes, killing 7 in northeast Syria - residents

The vehicle exploded in the border town of Ras al Ain, which was taken by the Syrian rebels in 2019 from the Kurdish-led YPG militia. Two of those killed were children, residents said.

By REUTERS
Members of the Syrian regime inspect the location where a car bomb exploded in the northeastern Syrian town of Qamishli which is mainly controlled by Kurdish forces, Syria October 23, 2019 (photo credit: MOHAMMAD HAMED / REUTERS)
Members of the Syrian regime inspect the location where a car bomb exploded in the northeastern Syrian town of Qamishli which is mainly controlled by Kurdish forces, Syria October 23, 2019
(photo credit: MOHAMMAD HAMED / REUTERS)
AMMAN - A booby-trapped vehicle exploded in a Syrian town on the border with Turkey on Saturday, killing seven people, residents said, in an area that has seen regular bomb attacks since Turkish-backed Syrian rebels seized it from Kurdish-led forces.
The vehicle exploded in the border town of Ras al Ain, which was taken by the Syrian rebels in 2019 from the Kurdish-led YPG militia.
Two of those killed were children, residents said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast.
Images from the scene taken by residents showed a group of people standing around the burning and mangled wreck of the vehicle. Video footage showed people carrying what appeared to be at least one dead person in a blanket.


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