Syrian security forces clash with gunmen in Aleppo

DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian security forces clashed with
gunmen who were believed to be Islamists in the northern city
of Aleppo on Sunday, residents said.

Officials had no immediate comment on the reports. One
resident said the gunmen were killed in the clash.

Al Jazeera television reported that the gunmen blew up
their car after clashing with security forces.

“After they were encircled, they blew up their car while
they were inside,” Al Jazeera correspondent Abdul Hamid Tewfic
said. He said security forces estimated that there were three
militants in the car in Aleppo.