Journalists lightly wounded in IS blast in Syria
None
Syrian opposition activists and Kurdish officials say several journalists have been lightly wounded in the northern city of Raqqa when the Islamic State group detonated a car bomb near a house they use.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Kurdish official Nawaf Khalil said the blast occurred Wednesday.
Journalist Yazir Othman of the Arab 24 network said several journalists including some with his network suffered bruises because of the blast.
It was not immediately clear if IS hit the building with the aim of targeting journalists.
The extremist group has killed journalists and media activists it was holding in the past.
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have been on the offensive to capture the city of Raqqa since June 6. The Kurdish-led group now controls half of the city.
