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22 killed and scores injured in suicide bombing at Kurdish wedding in Syria

At least 22 people were killed and scores more injured in a suicide bombing on the outskirts of the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka, the city’s mayor said.

“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.

According to the mayor, 22 people were killed and 33 more injured in the attack.

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 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.

Some unconfirmed reports also suggested that a female suicide bomber was responsible for the attack, according to Reuters.

No group has yet claimed responsibility.

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.

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Bomb kills 22 at Kurdish wedding in Syria

A bomb killed at least 20 people at a Kurdish wedding in the northeast Syrian city of Hasaka on Monday, a Kurdish militia and a monitoring group said, while state media said the casualties had risen to at least 30 dead.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 22 died in the blast, adding that many of the wounded were in a critical condition. Among those killed were the groom and a leading Kurdish party figure, the Observatory said.

Scores of wounded were rushed to the city's hospitals, which appealed for blood donations, it said.

The Kurdish YPG, or People's Protection Units, said in a statement at least 20 people were killed and dozens injured, adding it was not clear whether the blast was caused by a explosive device or a suicide bomber.

Syrian state media said at least 30 were killed and 90 injured in the blast.

A statement by Amaq news agency, which is close to Islamic State militants, said a suicide bomber had attacked a gathering of Kurdish YPG fighters on the edge of the city with machineguns and an explosive vest. They did not give further details.

Earlier on Monday two suicide bombers killed a number of people in the Syrian government-held city of Hama, the state news agency reported.

The first blew himself up using an explosive belt in a square in the city's al-Hader district, followed 15 minutes later by a second in the same location, SANA reported, citing a police source.

Some unconfirmed reports said a woman suicide bomber may have been behind the Hasaka attack.

Hasaka is mainly in the hands of the YPG militia after it evicted the Syrian army in August.

The incident took place in early evening at a public hall on the highway between Hasaka and Kurdish-controlled Qamishli city, further northeast.

Islamic State militants have been driven out of most of Hasaka province, but the group continues to wage hit-and-run attacks on Kurdish forces. Washington considers the Kurds its main ally against the militants, arming and equipping them.

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Victims of Hasakah suicide bombing speak of ‘barbaric, brutal’ act

Thirty-four wedding guests were killed and more than 90 were wounded in the Islamic State suicide attack on a wedding in Hasakah, northern Syria Monday.

“As I was leaving the building the explosion occurred. I set myself free, and then I saw lots of people scattered on the ground,” a wounded teenager said.

“This is a barbaric and brutal act. May God punish those who support them: Erdogan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar,” said an elderly man who had been outside the building when the attack occurred.

The Internal Body in Al-Jazeera Canton published a statement on the terrorist attack, shared by the Rojava Asayesh (security forces) on their Facebook, announcing an investigation into the bombing.

“According to the preliminary investigations, the attack had happened by a suicide [sic] who is at the age of nearly 16 years old, when he blew himself with an explosive belt inside the club at 20:30 pm, which led to the martyrdom of 34 citizens,” reads the statement, noting that all the dead were civilians, including women and children.

More than 90 were wounded.

“We emphasize that we are ‘as it is our duty and our responsibility’ ready to keep the security and safety of citizens during the civil and official events, and we call on the need for restrictive the laws and regulations. We promise that we will remain always vigilant to enjoy the canton and its citizens with permanent security and stability,” the statement concluded.

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