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Syrian TV says 39 killed
Thomson Reuters
Posted: Apr 15, 2017 10:58 AM ET
Last Updated: Apr 15, 2017 10:58 AM ET
An explosion near a bus convoy waiting to enter the Syrian city of Aleppo killed or wounded several people on Saturday, pro-government media outlets, pro-opposition activists and a monitor reported.
A military media unit run by Damascus ally Hezbollah said a suicide attacker had detonated a car bomb near the convoy. Pictures posted on state media showed what appeared to be the aftermath of the explosion, with bodies lying on the ground and fires belching out thick black plumes of smoke. Buses were blackened by the blast with their windows blown out.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 24 people were killed. Syria TV reported a death toll of 39.
The blast hit the Rashidin area on Aleppo’s outskirts, where dozens of buses carrying mostly Shia residents of two villages that are being evacuated in a deal between warring sides were waiting to enter the city.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported casualties, saying the explosion appeared to be caused by a bomb.
The buses had been waiting since late on Friday outside the city while the evacuation deal halted.
Government representatives and rebels disagreed over the number of gunmen to be evacuated, leaving the buses stuck.
With files from The Associated Press
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