{"id":139,"date":"2016-10-05T01:13:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T01:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/?p=139"},"modified":"2016-10-05T01:13:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T01:13:01","slug":"is-suicide-bomber-kills-30-at-kurdish-wedding-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/2016\/10\/05\/is-suicide-bomber-kills-30-at-kurdish-wedding-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"IS suicide bomber kills 30 at Kurdish wedding in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/del>(BBC)\u00a0At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a Kurdish wedding in north-eastern Syria.<\/p>\n

The bomber blew himself up on Monday night at a hall in Tal Tawil, outside Hassakeh city, reportedly while the bride and groom were exchanging vows.<\/p>\n

There were conflicting reports about whether the groom was among the dead.<\/p>\n

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So-called Islamic State said one of its militants had attacked a “large gathering” of Kurdish fighters with a machine-gun and and explosive vest.<\/p>\n

Kurdish-led forces have driven the jihadist group out of most of Hassakeh province, but they have been unable to prevent deadly bomb attacks.<\/p>\n

A man who was at the wedding on Monday told the AFP news agency that as the bride and groom were exchanging their vows, a man passed by him wearing a thick black jacket.<\/p>\n

“I thought he looked strange and a few seconds later there was an enormous explosion,” he said. “People had fallen on the ground and I saw bodies torn to bits.”<\/p>\n

Syria’s official Sana news agency reported that 30 people were killed and 90 others wounded, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 31.<\/p>\n

The UK-based monitoring group said the groom, Zaradesht Mustafa Fatimi, was among those killed.<\/p>\n

One relative disputed the report, saying the groom was only lightly wounded but that his father and brother were both killed.<\/p>\n

“He and his new wife are staying at a relative’s home. He doesn’t want to see anyone,” the relative told AFP. “They are really shaken up by this.”<\/p>\n

Mr Fatimi is reportedly a member of a prominent family involved in the autonomous administration run by Kurdish factions in northern Syria.<\/p>\n

The Observatory said Mr Fatimi was also a member of the Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of Kurdish and Arab fighters that is battling IS with the support of a US-led multinational coalition.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Monday, two bombers blew themselves up in a square in the government-controlled western city of Hama, killing three people, Sana reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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