Car bomb kills 10 in Syrian town near Turkish border

A view of the Syrian-Turkish border, as seen from the Syrian side, in a photo taken on July 23, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

BEIRUT (REUTERS) - A rigged car exploded near a hospital in the Syrian town of al-Rai at the border with Turkey on Sunday (Sept15), killing 10 people and wounding 15, the local council and a medical worker said.

The blast also caused damage in the hospital, said a statement from the council of the town, which lies in a part of northwest Syria under the control of Turkey-backed rebels.

Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said 12 civilians were killed after a "terror bomb attack" near the frontier.

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