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Explosion near Syria-Turkey border crossing kills dozens Explosion near Syria-Turkey border crossing kills dozens
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An explosion near a border crossing between Syria and Turkey killed as many as 29 people and wounded many others, an activist group monitoring the Syrian civil war said.An explosion near a border crossing between Syria and Turkey killed as many as 29 people and wounded many others, an activist group monitoring the Syrian civil war said.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosion occurred on Thursday at a garage near the Bab al-Salameh border crossing in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. The garage is used by passengers who come to or leave the crossing point, said Rami Abdurrahman, the Observatory's chief.The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the explosion occurred on Thursday at a garage near the Bab al-Salameh border crossing in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. The garage is used by passengers who come to or leave the crossing point, said Rami Abdurrahman, the Observatory's chief.
Abdurrahman said it was not immediately clear whether a suicide bomber had caused the blast. He said those wounded were being treated in Turkish and Syrian hospitals, and the dead included at least five women and three children.Abdurrahman said it was not immediately clear whether a suicide bomber had caused the blast. He said those wounded were being treated in Turkish and Syrian hospitals, and the dead included at least five women and three children.
In Turkey, a government official said 48 wounded Syrians had been brought across the border for treatment and 13 of them had died. Thirty-five were being treated in hospital near the Turkish-Syrian border, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymitys. In Turkey a government official said 48 wounded Syrians had been brought across the border for treatment and 13 of them had died. Thirty-five were being treated in hospital near the Turkish-Syrian border, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
An amateur video posted online showed women, men and children at the scene of the blast, which set several cars and motorcycles on fire.An amateur video posted online showed women, men and children at the scene of the blast, which set several cars and motorcycles on fire.
"Oh God, may you punish them!" a man could be heard shouting as people tried to put out a blaze consuming two vehicles with fire extinguishers."Oh God, may you punish them!" a man could be heard shouting as people tried to put out a blaze consuming two vehicles with fire extinguishers.
Such explosions have occurred in the past in border areas near Turkey, while explosions around Syria have killed and wounded thousands of people over the past years.Such explosions have occurred in the past in border areas near Turkey, while explosions around Syria have killed and wounded thousands of people over the past years.
Syria's conflict began with largely peaceful protests calling for reforms and transformed into an armed uprising and eventually a civil war after a ferocious military crackdown on protesters.Syria's conflict began with largely peaceful protests calling for reforms and transformed into an armed uprising and eventually a civil war after a ferocious military crackdown on protesters.
More than 150,000 people have died since March 2011 and hundreds of thousands of people have been wounded.More than 150,000 people have died since March 2011 and hundreds of thousands of people have been wounded.