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Syria: Kurdish festival attack death toll rises to 37

Published March 21st, 2015 - 01:00 GMT
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At least 37 people were killed Friday in a suicide attack targeting Newroz celebrations in Syria's northeastern Hasakah governorate, the Syrian National News Agency said Saturday.

Ninety-six people were also wounded in the attack that hit the Mufti region of Hasakah.

A previous statement on Friday by the Syrian Revolution General Commission said that 30 people were killed in the attack. The Commission is a coalition of Syrian opposition groups fighting the Assad regime.

The Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq condemned the attack via its official website on Saturday.

Newroz, celebrated as a day to promote peace and solidarity, marks the first day of spring in several cultures across the Balkans and Central Asia.

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