Bomb-laden motorbike explodes in Syria’s Al-Bab: Source

By Adham Kako

AL-BAB, Syria (AA) – At least two people were injured when a bomb-laden motorbike exploded in Syria's northern city of Al-Bab, local sources said Thursday.

The incident occurred in a crowded part of the city, Bahaa Abu al-Kheir, a spokesman for the White Helmets civil-defense agency, told Anadolu Agency.

At least one person was critically injured by the blast, Abu al-Kheir said.

Although no group has yet claimed responsibility, Free Syrian Army (FSA) officials blamed the YPG/PKK terrorist organization for the attack.

Al-Bab was largely cleared of terrorist elements in 2016 as part of Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield.

Last month, five FSA bomb-disposal experts were killed in a car-bombing orchestrated from the YPG/PKK-held city of Manbij.

Since 2016, Turkey has conducted two major military operations in northwestern Syria -- operations Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch -- with the aim of purging the region of terrorist groups.