At least 29 killed in car bombing at Syrian-Turkish borderMay 15, 2014 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 29 people have been killed in a car bombing near the border between Syria and Turkey, activists say, according to BBC News. A car filled with explosives was reportedly blown up in the Karaj Sajou area, near the Bab al-Salam crossing in the northern province of Aleppo. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that five women and three children were among the dead. A video posted online appeared to show smoke rising from burning vehicles, charred corpses and scattered luggage. One local activist told the Reuters news agency that at least 12 ambulances had been transporting dozens of wounded across the border to hospitals in Turkey. The area around Bab al-Salam has been bombed on previous occasions. In February, an explosion killed six people and wounded 45 others. The Syrian side of the crossing has been under the control of Islamist rebels who have been fighting the jihadist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) since early January, according to the Associated Press. Photo: Reuters/Amer Alfaj Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |