A car bomb killed at least 17 people and wounded 20 others in the Turkish-controlled region of northern Syria on Tuesday, Turkey's defence ministry said. The attack took place in the Tal Halaf village west of the city of Ras al-Ayn, which is now controlled by the Turkish military after its offensive in October, the ministry said on its official Twitter account.

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The attack comes a day after Turkish troops killed 19 Kurdistan Workers Party fighters in clashes elsewhere in the Kurdish region

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