A bomb exploded in Aleppo's Salah al Din district, killing six and wounding 32 people, the Syrian State Television reported on Wednesday.

The number of casualties was provided by the General Organization of Radio and TV news correspondent via social media, who classified the blast as a terrorist bombing, Sputnik News Agency reported on Wednesday

Salah al Din is located west of Aleppo's Old City. The district used to be the last territory held by militants until it was taken over by the Syrian army in December.

The blast came while the evacuation operation of residents of two villages was underway a few miles away in Rashidin, a southwestern suburb of the city.

Source: MENA