Phone bomb explodes in Syrian rebel fighter's hand

Video shows a loud bang and flames erupting shortly after the Syrian rebel gunman picks up the phone to take a selfie.

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes a selfie with his phone before the bomb explodes. Photo: Daily Star.

The 30-second video posted to YouTube on September 15 shows members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a rebel group against the Syrian government, gathering to sing inside a room before a phone bomb explodes, according to the Daily Star.

At the end of the video, a gunman holds his phone out in front of his face to take a selfie, while nThe other warriors were busy singing with their microphones, unaware of the impending disaster.

When the gunman holding the phone pressed the button, a loud bang rang out, smoke and fire filled the room, mixed with crying and shouts of "Allahu Akbar" (God is great).

According to military experts, it is likely that the phone was booby-trapped with explosives, or connected to an explosive device inside the room.

It is not yet clear where and when the video was filmed, nor is the fate of those seen inside the room.The Western-backed FSA fights both President Bashar al-Assad's government forces and so-called Islamic State (IS) militants.

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