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According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), at least eight people were killed and more than 20 others injured after a car bomb exploded at a market in the city of Azaz, Aleppo province, northern Syria, in the early morning of March 31.
The organisation said 23 people were injured and the death toll could rise. The blast caused “significant damage” and started a fire. Ambulances and rescue workers were at the scene.
According to local residents and rescue workers, the explosion occurred late at night - a busy shopping time after people broke their day-long fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Syrian Civil Defense said at least 30 people were injured, some seriously, and were taken to hospital for treatment. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
In recent years, bombings have occurred frequently in densely populated areas in Syria's northwestern border region.
The city of Azaz borders the border area between Syria and Türkiye.
