Syria spillover kills at least 10 on the Turkish border

A car bomb explosion kills at least eight and wounds another 30 as the Syrian conflict threatens to spill over into neighboring Turkey.

A car bomb explosion on the Turkey/Syria border [2] has left at least ten people dead with a further 30 wounded, according to the local mayor.

The blast happened after a Syrian-registered car arrived at the Cilvegozu border crossing [3] in the Turkish province of Hatay.

The attack came just three weeks after Patriot missile defense equipment arrived in Turkey [4], following fears that the ongoing violence in Syria could spill over the border.

"We don't know whether this was a suicide bomb or whether a car that was smuggling petrol across the border blew up," a Turkish official said, speaking to Reuters news agency.

According to local media reports, the Syrian opposition are currently in control of the area [5] over the other side of the Turkish border crossing.

Hatay near the border between Turkey and Syria shows the scene after a car explosion. AFP PHOTO/IHLAS NEWS AGENCY TURKEY OUT