DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, Turkish media reported that 60 people were killed and 50 injured in the blast in the opposition-controlled city, located in Aleppo Province, near the border with Turkey.
Video purported to be the aftermath of the #Azaz attack. Several sources reporting death toll has now risen #Syria pic.twitter.com/OAQjkgjABB
— Sophie McNeill (@Sophiemcneill) 7 января 2017 г.
The death toll remains unchanged, the sources said.
A car loaded with explosives exploded in the city center located close to the headquarters of the armed opposition group Ahrar al-Sham.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
#Aleppo: A huge truck bomb has killed 60+ people in #Azaz. Many more were wounded. pic.twitter.com/WLt7sniouy
— WorldOnAlert (@worldonalert) 7 января 2017 г.
On December 29, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Ahrar al-Sham was among the opposition groups, that agreed to join the Syrian nationwide ceasefire between the Syrian government and opposition factions on December 30.
