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Blast in northeastern Syria leaves scores dead

AMMAN, Nov 5 (KUNA) -- A booby-trapped car, driven by a suicide attacker, blew up amid a gathering of relocated civilians in northern countryside of the northeastern city Deir Ezzor, the official Syrian news agency, SANA, said on Sunday.
The fiery explosion left scores of people dead and wounded, including many children and women, SANA said.
The official news agency accused the so-called Islamic State (IS) of masterminding the deadly bombing attack. (end) tk.rk