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Multiple Deaths Reported in Blast at Refugee Camp Near Syria-Jordan Border

© AP Photo / Raad AdaylehIn this Wednesday, July 29, 2015 photo, Syrian refugees walk at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan
In this Wednesday, July 29, 2015 photo, Syrian refugees walk at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan - Sputnik International
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A resident reported a car bombing at a militia checkpoint near a camp for displaced persons in Syria near the Jordan border. Several people were said to be killed in the explosion.

Jordanian police - Sputnik International
At Least Six Guards Die in Car Bombing at Syria-Jordan Border
Reuters reported that at least three people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the incident at the Rukban camp. 

According to the Jerusalem Post, the checkpoint is manned by the Jaish al-Ashair rebel group.

Hala Akhbar, a website linked to Jordan's military, also reported the blast, according to the Washington Post.

A rebel official said that Daesh was suspected in the attack.

The camp is home to around 75,000 people displaced by fighting in the region.

Following a June car bombing that left seven border guards dead, Jordan closed off the border with Syria, cutting off aid to thousands of Syrians in the area. 

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