A powerful explosion has rocked a Syrian town near the border with Iraq, according to state media and activists.
Syrian state TV said the blast in a market in Mayadeen killed 30 people and wounded many others.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says eight people were killed and many others injured, including some who are in critical condition.
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