DAMASCUS: A bomb attack targeting a weapons bazaar in eastern Syria close to the Iraqi border killed 30 “terrorists” on Saturday, state television reported.
“A big explosion hits a terrorist arms market in Mayadeen, killing 30 terrorists and wounding dozens of others,” the television reported.
Just 80 km from the Iraqi border, the town is under the control of rebel groups, including Al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate the Al-Nusra Front, that have been fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
ISIL is the same cross-border group which has spearheaded an offensive in neighboring Iraq this week that has seen militants sweep down from second city Mosul toward Baghdad.
A rebel spokesman from Deir Ezzor province contested the TV report, and said the blast was a car bomb planted by ISIL that killed at least 15 civilians in a street market.
“Light weapons are sold nearby, but the targeted area was a street market and those killed were civilians,” spokesman Omar Abu Leyla said.
30 killed in blast near Syria border
30 killed in blast near Syria border
