Syria blast kills at least 20 as Kerry pledges peace
- 11 years ago
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At least 20 are dead after a car bomb rips through a market in the northern Syrian town of Darkoush.
New amateur video appears to the show the aftermath of the bombing, which wounded dozens.
Locals lined up the bodies of the dead, waiting for families to identify them.
Darkoush is a small rebel-controlled town in the Idlib province near the Turkish border.
Reuters cannot independently verify the video, which was obtained from a social media website.
This latest blast comes as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with U.N. Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi in London to continue pushing for peace.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN KERRY, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, SAYING:
"There is no military solution in Syria and we believe it is urgent to set a date, convene the conference and work towards a new Syria."
The push for negotiations has run into opposition from the Syrian National C
At least 20 are dead after a car bomb rips through a market in the northern Syrian town of Darkoush.
New amateur video appears to the show the aftermath of the bombing, which wounded dozens.
Locals lined up the bodies of the dead, waiting for families to identify them.
Darkoush is a small rebel-controlled town in the Idlib province near the Turkish border.
Reuters cannot independently verify the video, which was obtained from a social media website.
This latest blast comes as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with U.N. Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi in London to continue pushing for peace.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN KERRY, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, SAYING:
"There is no military solution in Syria and we believe it is urgent to set a date, convene the conference and work towards a new Syria."
The push for negotiations has run into opposition from the Syrian National C