Car bomb kills at least eight in Syria's Afrin
A car bomb has killed at least eight people in the Syrian city of Afrin, rebel groups and witnesses said.
The bomb was detonated in a popular vegetable market where rescuers said at least 30 people had been wounded.
Afrin has been under the control of Turkish-backed rebels after Turkey seized control of the area from the Kurdish YPG militia in 2018.
Images posted online showed the market destroyed as rescuers and residents desperately tried to put out flames created by the blast.
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Following the explosion, large plumes of smoke can be seen emanating from stalls where the market once stood.
The blast took place in the early hours of Thursday morning when workers and businesses were opening up their stalls.
It remains unclear who perpetrated the attack.
Earlier this year, a bomb planted on a public bus in Afrin killed three civilians and wounded 20 others.
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