DHAKA: A car bomb exploded on the Syrian side of the main Bab al-Hawa crossing with Turkey on Tuesday and at least a dozen people were taken to nearby hospitals.

Syrian opposition activists on the border said, reports The Jerusalem Post.

The explosion occurred at a roadblock manned by Islamist brigades at the entrance of the rebel-held crossing, several hundred meters from the Turkish side, they added.

BDST: 1849 HRS, SEPT 17, 2013
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