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THE moment Syrian rebels appear to blow themselves up by taking a selfie with a phone rigged to a bomb has been caught on camera.

The men are sent running when the man reaches up to take a selfie of the group, with the camera heard to click before a huge explosion and smoke.

A man comes to sit with the other Free Syria Army members, with the group singing into a microphone
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A man comes to sit with the other Free Syria Army members, with the group singing into a microphoneCredit: funker530
One of the men can be seen reaching up with a phone, ready to take a selfie
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One of the men can be seen reaching up with a phone, ready to take a selfieCredit: funker530
But an explosion rings out just after the camera is heard to click
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But an explosion rings out just after the camera is heard to clickCredit: funker530

The footage, which is unverified, is believed to show members of the Free Syrian Army.

The group of men are gathered together, all on their knees as they face a camera, with the Syrian flag behind them.

Two rifles propped up can also be seen in the video, sitting in front of the men.

In the 30-second clip the men can be heard singing with one men holding a phone, reaching up to take a selfie.

The camera clicks with a huge blast of light obscuring the camera.

Smoke also fills the room with the men heard to be running around in a panic, yelling "Allahu Akbar" - meaning God is Great.

The camera is knocked over in the explosion with the footage yet to be verified
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The camera is knocked over in the explosion with the footage yet to be verifiedCredit: funker530

It is unclear how big the bomb was, with the camera knocked over but not destroyed.

The Free Syrian Army is allied with western nations including the UK, UK and France, fighting against ISIS.

The country has been torn apart by war with nearly 300,000 people trapped without access to food, fuel or basic medical supplies in Aleppo in August.


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