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30 killed, scores injured in suicide bombing at Kurdish wedding in Syria | |
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At least 30 people were killed and scores more injured in a suicide bombing on the outskirts of the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka, state SANA news agency reported. | |
“The suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding hall, located 400 meters away from the city of Hasakah,” the mayor of Hasakah, Zaal al-Ali, told Sputnik. | “The suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding hall, located 400 meters away from the city of Hasakah,” the mayor of Hasakah, Zaal al-Ali, told Sputnik. |
30 people were killed and 90 more injured in the attack, state SANA news agency reported. | |
Earlier reports said that 13 people lost their lives and 55 others were wounded. | Earlier reports said that 13 people lost their lives and 55 others were wounded. |
The people wounded in the explosion at the Sanabil Hall were taken to the national hospital in Hasakah. | The people wounded in the explosion at the Sanabil Hall were taken to the national hospital in Hasakah. |
The blast reportedly occurred early evening during a Kurdish wedding when a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device in the crowd. | The blast reportedly occurred early evening during a Kurdish wedding when a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device in the crowd. |
However, the Kurdish YPG (People's Protection Units) said in a statement that it wasn’t yet clear if the blast was caused by an explosive device or a suicide bomber. | However, the Kurdish YPG (People's Protection Units) said in a statement that it wasn’t yet clear if the blast was caused by an explosive device or a suicide bomber. |
Some unconfirmed reports also suggested that a female suicide bomber was responsible for the attack, according to Reuters. | Some unconfirmed reports also suggested that a female suicide bomber was responsible for the attack, according to Reuters. |
No group has yet claimed responsibility. | No group has yet claimed responsibility. |
Hasaka is mainly controlled by Kurdish YPG militia, which evicted the Syrian army from the city in August. | Hasaka is mainly controlled by Kurdish YPG militia, which evicted the Syrian army from the city in August. |
Earlier on Monday, 12 people died in another suicide attack in the central square of the city of Hama. | Earlier on Monday, 12 people died in another suicide attack in the central square of the city of Hama. |