Update: Twin bombings kill 20 in Syria's Hasakah

At least 20 people were killed and more than 70 others wounded on Monday in twin suicide bombings that rocked Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, state news agency SANA reported.

A woman and her two children were among the killed, when two explosions rattled the neighborhoods of Khashman and Mahatta in Hasakah, said SANA.

The first blast was caused by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosive-laden vehicle in Khashman on the northern outskirts of the city. The bombing killed and wounded many people, some of whom were women and children with severe injuries.

Half an hour later, a suicide bomber driving an explosive-packed water tanker detonated himself at the Mahatta neighborhood.

Both blasts have left huge property losses.

The state-run TV also aired footage of the blast sites, showing scenes of destruction and carnage.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the first explosion rocked a checkpoint manned by Kurdish fighters, while the second one was caused by a booby-trapped vehicle that tore through an outpost of the pro-government National Defense Forces in central Hasakah.

The state-run media outlets said the bombings were carried out by terrorists, without specifying a certain group. The province has witnessed battles as the Islamic State (IS) militants attempted to infiltrate.

On June 25, IS militants unleashed a major offensive, storming the southern part of Hasakah. At the end of July, the Syrian army and Kurdish fighters managed to drive the IS militants out of the province. Endit