Syria fuel truck blast kills dozens in Afrin
30 April 2020 |
12:27 pm
A fuel truck tanker explosion has killed at least 46 people in the northern Syrian city of Afrin. The predominantly Kurdish enclave has seen a series of car bombings in the last few months.
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