Car bomb kills 13 civilians in northern Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that a car bomb went off in the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad, killing 13 civilians.

The ministry said that about 20 others were wounded when the bomb exploded in central Tal Abyad, which was captured last month by Turkey-backed opposition gunmen from Kurdish-led fighters.

The ministry blamed Syrian Kurdish fighters for the attack, saying it harshly condemns it and called on the international community to take a stance against this “cruel terror organization.”

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Turkey last month invaded northeastern Syria to push out Syrian Kurdish fighters, who it considers terrorists for their links to a Kurdish insurgency inside Turkey.