Almost 40 killed in Syria
market blast
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| the scene where a fuel truck exploded in Afrin, Syria (AFP) |
An explosion at a market place in Northen Syria leaves
almost 40 dead, and 50 more injured.
Vatican News
The deadly explosion of a fuel tanker in the city of Afrin
in Northen Syria killed almost 40 people and is considered one of the deadliest
attacks in any of the regions controlled by Turkish-backed forces. The death
toll is still expected to rise as many of the 50 people who were injured are in
a critical condition.
Turkish security officials have said that although nobody
has claimed responsibility for the attacks, it is believed to have been carried
out by Syrian Kurdish fighters linked to Kurdish militants fighting Turkey.
In 2018, Turkey and allied Syrian fighters took control of
the region of Afrin in a military operation that expelled local Kurdish
fighters and displaced thousands of Kurdish residents. Ankara, along with other
Western nations, considers the Kurdish fighters who were in control of Afrin to
be terrorists.
Since then, there has been a series of attacks on Turkish
targets in the area.
Syrian activists said Tuesday’s blast in a crowded market
burned several people to death and set several cars and shops on fire. Among
the dead were around 11 children.
Similar blasts in areas controlled by Turkish-backed
opposition fighters have killed scores of people in recent months. These are
all attacks that Ankara blames on Kurdish fighters.
Turkey supports the Syrian opposition in the war against
President Bashar Assad but has joined with Russia to secure and monitor local
cease-fires.
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