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Suicide attack target Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria's Aleppo: monitor

Published: 25 Jan 2016 - 04:33 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 06:37 am
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Residents carry banners and opposition flags as they march during a protest in Aleppo, asking for the release of prisoners held in government jails and lifting of the siege on besieged areas, in the al-Fardous neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria January 24, 2016. The banner reads "No negotiations before: the cessation of the shelling, the lifting of the siege and the release of the prisoners". REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

 

BEIRUT: A suicide bomber driving a fuel tank blew himself up on Monday at a checkpoint run by Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham in Syria's northern city of Aleppo killing at least seven of its members, a monitoring group said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said that four of the group's commanders are believed to be among those killed. Ahrar al-Sham officials were not immediately available for comment.

The Britain-based monitoring group said that the attack in the Sukari neighborhood in the city destroyed three nearby buildings and wounded dozens of people while many are believed to be stuck under rubble.

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