- Written by Yousef Taha and Sean Seddon
- bbc news
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The explosion occurred as the market was crowded with shoppers preparing for a religious holiday.
At least seven people have been killed in a car bombing that targeted a busy market in northern Syria.
Several more people were injured in an explosion at the central market in the town of Azaz in Aleppo province, near the Turkish border.
Footage of the aftermath showed bodies lying on the ground, damaged buildings and the remains of a car on fire.
It is unclear who carried out the attack in the town, which is run by pro-Turkish militias.
No group has claimed responsibility.
When the bomb exploded, the market was busy with shoppers buying new clothes for their children ahead of next month's Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.
The White Helmets, a volunteer rescue group working in Syria, announced that two children were among the dead.
Azaz is controlled by militias fighting President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's ongoing civil war.
Turkish forces and their proxies control large areas of Syria along the border shared by the two countries.
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Explosions damaged businesses and homes.
Azaz is the seat of Syria's interim government, a rebel group that claims to be the country's legitimate authority.
Analysts say the town is of strategic importance in the context of the conflict due to its proximity to the Turkish border and its value as a supply route.
Bombs targeting crowded civilian areas are not uncommon in Syria's northwest border areas, including Azaz.
Islamic State, which seized and briefly occupied the town in 2013, claimed responsibility for the attack.
