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9 killed in 3 blasts in NE Syria

Xinhua, December 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Three bombings rocked Syria's northeastern province of al-Hasakah on Thursday, leaving nine people killed and tens of others wounded, state-run TV reported.

The bombings were caused by three booby-trapped vehicles that tore through the predominantly-Assyrian town of Tal Tamir in the western countryside of al-Hasakah, said the report.

It added that women and children were among those killed.

Meanwhile, the oppositional Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the three bombings were carried out by explosive-laden fuel tankers, adding that huge property losses were caused by the explosions.

No party has claimed responsibility for the bombings, but the attacks bore the hallmark of the Islamic State (IS) militant group, which previously attacked Tal Tamir and committed atrocities. Endit