Turkey wedding blast: More than 20 dead and 90 hurt in Gaziantep
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Source: BBC
An explosion near a wedding in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep has killed at least 22 people and injured 94 more, the region's governor says.
The Turkish government has called it a "terror attack" and suggested it was carried out by a suicide bomber.
Gaziantep, that is mainly Kurdish, is about 64km (40 miles) from the Syrian border. A suicide bomber killed two policemen there in May.
"There are people who lost their lives and we have initial information suggesting it was a bomb attack," said Turkish MP Mehmet Erdogan of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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Purveyor
(29,876 posts)A major terrorism attack struck the Turkish city of Gaziantep leaving at least 8 dead and wounding 30 others according to initial reports. The attack targeted a wedding on Saturday night with the purpose of creating mass civilian carnage. The motivations behind the attack remain unknown. It is also unknown whether the attack was carried out by Daesh, the Kurdistan People's Party (PKK) or another group.
Journalist Mete Sohtaoglu, the former editor at CNN Turk, confirms that authorities believe at least 8 are dead and more than 30 others have been wounded in the attack based on preliminary information. Video from the scene corroborates the violent nature of the attack featuring images too graphic to republish.
Ambulances continue to race to the scene as authorities attempt to get a handle on the carnage that has resulted from the strike.
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uppityperson
(115,677 posts)MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/767135639351468040
dhol82
(9,353 posts)black ops attack by the Erdogan forces.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Mr Erdogan said the so-called Islamic State (IS) was behind the attack, which targeted a Kurdish wedding party. Gaziantep, near the Syrian border, is known to have several IS cells.
The bomb wounded 69 people, Mr Erdogan added, 17 of them seriously.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37147717
Rustyeye77
(2,736 posts)12 year old a "martyr"