UPDATE: 40 reported killed in Qamishli twin bomb attack, many injured

At least 40 people are reported killed and more than 100 others injured in a twin bomb attack in the Gharbi neighborhood of the Kurdish city of Qamishli in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), according to Syrian state TV.

The bombing is said to have targeted a neighborhood that is home to offices of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and some of the autonomous ministerial buildings.

Initial reports say that among the casualties are civilians and members of the security forces. 

 

In a message Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani condemned the “savage terrorist attack and sent condolences to the families of the victims.

“I am deeply saddened by today’s terrorist attack against our brothers and sisters in Qamishli in Western Kurdistan,” said Barzani.

Barzani called on the authorities and health officials in Duhok province that borders Rojava “to help the victims of the Qamishli terrorist attack to the best of their capacity,"

 

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