Hospitals workers say at least 19 people were killed all but one of them women when a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city.

Syrian president’s office denounces the ‘terrorist’ attack and pledges to pursue accountability for perpetrators.

The blast, which detonated next to a truck carrying agricultural workers, underscored the challenges faced by the country’s interim president.

A devastating car bomb explosion in Manbij, northern Syria, claimed at least 20 lives on Monday, escalating regional tensions. The Syrian presidency vowed to bring those responsible to justice. The attack follows recent unrest with Manbij changing hands between various factions during Syria's ongoing civil conflict.

The car detonated next to another vehicle carrying mostly female agricultural workers on the outskirts of the city of Manbij, in Syria's northern Aleppo province.

A car bomb exploded on Monday in Manbij, Syria, killing 19 and injuring 15. The attack, the seventh in over a month, threatens Syria's post-war security. Factions have clashed, with accusations flying.

Another car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a city in northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 20 people and leaving over a dozen wounded, officials and emergency responders said. At least 18 women were killed in the bombing,

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -A car bomb killed at least 20 people in the northern Syrian city of Manbij on Monday, the Syrian presidency said, marking the second attack there in three days and the country's deadliest since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power in December.