Car bombs rock Turkish-Syrian border, 46 dead

Nine Turkish residents have been arrested in connection to two car bombings that went off near the Syrian border, killing 46 people.

The explosions happened in Reyhanli, when two explosive-laden cars blew up in the small Turkish town near the border with Syria.

The town has a residency of 60,000 and is a popular crossing. Several ambulances rushed to the scene to tend to the victims, local media reported.

Footage from the scene taken on smartphones and handheld video cameras showed the extent of the blast, which ripped through a commercial area.

There were also reports of local people attacking cars with Syrian number-plates and Syrian refugees after the attack. (NewsPoint)