At least seven people have been killed and 20 more injured in a car bomb attack on the Syrian side of the main Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey.
The attack took place on Tuesday at a roadblock manned by foreign-backed extremists at the entrance of the militant-held crossing, the Turkish news agency Dogan reported.

The injured were taken to hospitals in Turkey.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said it had no information about the incident yet.

A recent British defense study shows that about 100,000 foreign-backed militants, fragmented into 1,000 groups, are fighting in Syria against the government and people.

The extracts of the study by defense consultancy IHS Jane's were published on Monday.

The analysis also said that a large number of extremists from foreign countries are also active in Syria.

Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since March 2011. According to reports, the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside Syria.

According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have been killed and a total of 7.8 million of others displaced due to the violence.

By Press TV

 

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