Booby-trapped YPG/PKK bomb kills 11 in Afrin, Syria

AFRIN, SYRIA - MARCH 19: At least 11 people were killed when a bomb planted by terrorist YPG/PKK group went off in northern Syria’s Afrin region, according to a security source Monday. A booby-trapped bomb exploded late Sunday in a four-story building during a sweep in a neighborhood in Afrin where Turkish-backed forces liberated town center earlier in the day. The blast killed at least seven civilians and four Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters, said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking with the media. A number of nearby buildings, as well as cars, were also damaged in the explosion, the source said. Nasir Fuad, an Afrin resident who lost two of his nephews in the blast, told Anadolu Agency that YPG/PKK have targeted people who had refused to extend support to the terror group. "We were happy because they had left but they did not leave us alone even when they are gone,” Fuad said. An FSA fighter, Fadil Randav, said: "Our brothers were searching for terrorists in the building. "When they entered [the building] the explosion occurred. The only aim of the terrorists is to kill people. May Allah accept the martyrdom of our friends," he said. (Footage by Behcet Alkan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)