DAMASCUS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A total of nine people were killed and three others wounded on Wednesday by the explosion of a land mine in Syria's northern province of Aleppo, state news agency SANA reported.

The land mine, which is a leftover of the rebels, went off in the town of Tal Jabin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, said SANA.

Land mines have killed dozens of people in formerly rebel-held areas amid government-led efforts to remove the mines for the safety of the civilians.

On March 6, seven civilians were killed by land mine explosion in Aleppo.

On Feb. 24, a total of 24 civilians were killed by similar explosions in central Syria.