HASAKAH, Syria—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.
