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Eight civilians killed, several wounded in Sari Kani explosion: monitor |
2020-07-27 |
[Rudaw] At least eight non-combatants were killed and scores more injured on Sunday in a kaboom in the northern Syrian of Sari Kani (Ras-al Ain), currently under the control of ![]() -backed fighters. State-run Syrian outlet SANA and the Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the blast was caused by a cycle of violence rigged with explosives that had been parked nearby a vegetable market. They reported women and kiddies among the dead. The number of the injured is unclear, but SANA reported that many have "sustained serious injuries". The explosion comes just days after another blast is said to have rocked the border town, killing four civilians. Sari Kani has been controlled by The town now lies in a ’buffer zone’ under the control of No group has grabbed credit for the blast. Ankara usually blames explosions in regions they hold in northeast Syria on Kurdish fighters linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), while the Kurdish authorities in Rojava blame them on infighting between Syrian opposition groups, including The US Department of State warned last month that "continuous violence" is an impediment to conflict resolution in the country. |
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