A car bomb has hit a security checkpoint in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, causing deaths and injuries among troops stationed there.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the car bomb exploded at a security checkpoint in the entrances of the city on Friday without providing an immediate casualty count.

Idlib, one of the main focuses of terrorist groups fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has witnessed a number of acts of deadly violence since the beginning of unrest in the country ten months ago.

Last week, a roadside bomb hit a Syrian prison truck in Idlib Province, killing 11 detainees onboard the vehicle.

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Source: Press TV