44 Dead as Two Bombs Hit Syria, ISIS Takes Responsibilty

Syrians carry a victim after twin bombings struck Kurdish town of Qamishli, Syria, Wednesday on July 27. (Photo: AP)

Two bomb blasts hit the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border on Wednesday, causing at least 44 deaths.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least one of the explosions hit near a building belonging to the Kurdish administration that controls most of Hasaka province, in which Qamishli is located.

State TV said one blast was from a car bomb and the other from a bomb on a motorbike.

One explosion was so powerful it shattered the windows of shops in the Turkish town of Nusaybin, directly across the border. Two people were slightly hurt in Nusaybin, a witness said.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they had targeted Kurdish security forces.

(With inputs from Reuters.)