2024 Azaz bombing

On March 30, 2024, a car bomb was detonated in a market place in Azaz, Syria, targeting late-night shoppers. The explosion killed 8 people and injured at least 30.[1][2] According to volunteer rescue group the White Helmets, two of those killed were children.[3][4]

2024 Azaz bombing
Part of Syrian Civil War
LocationAzaz, Syria
Date30 March 2024
+3 (EEST)
TargetSIG
Attack type
Car bombing
Deaths8
Injured30+

No group initially took responsibility for the bombing.[1][3]

See also

References
  1. "At least 7 killed and 30 injured in car blast in Syrian town near Turkish border, residents say". Reuters. 2024-03-30. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. "Eight killed by car bomb in northern Syria, war monitor says". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 2024-03-31. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. Taha, Youssef; Seddon, Sean (2024-03-31). "Syria: Seven dead after car bomb tears through market in Azaz". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. "Car bomb kills seven at crowded market in Syrian town near Turkish border". Al Jazeera. 2024-03-31. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-03.

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