3 killed in explosion in Syria's Afrin

Source: Xinhua| 2021-06-26 22:36:37|Editor: huaxia

DAMASCUS, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Three civilians were killed on Saturday by the explosion of an explosive device in the city of Afrin in northern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

Citing local sources, SANA said a powerful explosion rocked the city of Afrin as a result of an explosive device affixed in a car.

It added that a little girl was among the killed civilians.

SANA noted that areas controlled by the Turkish forces and Turkey-backed rebels witness rampant lawlessness.

Turkey and Ankara-backed rebels captured Afrin from the Kurdish-led militias in March of 2018. Enditem

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