ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A number of people are reported killed and injured in a large explosion in Afrin, northwestern Syria on Saturday, according to local media.
At least six people were killed, including a child, and 29 others injured in the blast, according to the UK-based conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
State-media outlet Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) also reported 5 dead in the incident.
The North Press Agency said a car bombing took place in the city’s industrial zone.
The Kurdish enclave of Afrin fell under control of Syrian militias after a Turkish-led military operation in 2018.
Updated at 23:30 pm
