This Article is From Jan 26, 2016

Bomb Targeting Ultraconservative Syrian Insurgents Kills 7

Bomb Targeting Ultraconservative Syrian Insurgents Kills 7

According to the United Nations, over 2,50,000 people have been killed in the civil unrest in Syria. (Reuters file photo)

Beirut: Opposition activists say an explosion at offices used by an ultraconservative militant group in northern Syria killed at least seven people.

The Local Coordination Committees said a car bomb exploded near a building used by the Ahrar al-Sham group in the city of Aleppo on Monday, killing seven people and wounding others.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 23.

The Opposition group, which relies on local activists, said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber driving a tanker truck. The Observatory says the dead include four local Ahrar al-Sham commanders.

The Turkey and Saudi-backed Ahrar al-Sham has been fighting against the Islamic State group for two years.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack, which damaged several buildings.

 
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