A large explosion shook a rebel-held Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding others, ABC News reported.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a car bomb went off in the town of Azaz close to the offices of the Syrian interim government, which represents the opposition in rebel-held areas.

The Observatory and the activist-run Azaz Media Center confirmed the toll, which was likely to rise.

The blast came as the Syrian government and the opposition resumed cease-fire talks in the Kazakh capital, Astana.

Source: MENA