Hasakah, Oct 12 (UNI): A car bomb hit outside a central prison here, located in the northeast of Syria, early on Saturday, media reported amid Turkey's cross-border military offensive in the area.
The car bomb exploded close to the prison's external wall from the side of the Al Leylia quarter, according to Syria TV, citing its correspondent.
There have been no reports on casualties caused by the incident.
Meanwhile, the SANA news agency reported, that the prison was under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The agency added that the jail housed a lot of members of the Islamic State terror group.
Image Credit: UNI
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