Dozens dead and wounded in suicide attack at Syrian city of Sweida

A suicide bomber in the southern Syrian city of Sweida killed 38 and wounded 37 people in an attack near a marketplace early on Wednesday, state media said.

Authorities chased and killed two other attackers there before they could also blow themselves up, state news agency SANA said.

Islamic State militants also attacked three villages northeast of Sweida city, killing and wounding a number of people, state TV said.