1 civilian dead, 3 hurt in NW Syria terror attack

At least one civilian was killed and three more injured in a bomb attack in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, local sources said, Report informs, citing Anadolu agency.

Terrorists blew up an explosives-laden vehicle in an industrial zone in the city of al-Bab.

Shops and other vehicles in the area were damaged, and firefighters rushed to the site to douse blazes sparked by the blast.

The injured were taken to local hospitals, and security forces cordoned off the area to start investigations, the sources said.

According to the sources, security officials at the blast site said the attack was likely to have been carried out by the YPG/PKK terror group.

Al-Bab, which lies south of Turkey’s southern border, was cleared of YPG/PKK terrorists after Turkey launched its Operation Euphrates Shield in 2016.

Remnants of the terror group, however, still try to target areas cleared by Turkish forces.