According to Al Arabiya, at least five people were killed, including a child; about 14 were wounded, some of them critically.

The bomb went off in the Al-Sinaa neighborhood of the city, which has been controlled by Turkish forces and Syrian factions which are allied to them for three years.

Photos alleged to be from the scene of the explosion were shared online, Sputnik reported.

Afrin, located near the Turkish border north of the city of Aleppo, was taken by Turkey and Turkish-backed militants from Kurdish forces in January 2018 in Operation Olive Branch.

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