According to Syrian media, the blast took place at a crowded commercial sector of Jablah, an Alawite-majority town on the Mediterranean coast, on Thursday, causing damage to scores of cars and shops in the area.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has put the number of the fatalities at 14.
No group has claimed responsibility for the bloody terror attack, which comes despite a ceasefire holding across the Arab country.
The countrywide truce was brokered by Russia and Turkey between the Syrian government and foreign-backed militant groups late last month.
However, Damascus and Russian officials have reported numerous ceasefire violations on the part of Takfiri militants in recent days; Press TV reported.
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