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MowCowWhoHow III

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Sat Aug 20, 2016, 04:48 PM Aug 2016

Turkey wedding blast: More than 20 dead and 90 hurt in Gaziantep

Last edited Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:12 PM - Edit history (1)

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).

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37146531?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central



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Turkey wedding blast: More than 20 dead and 90 hurt in Gaziantep (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Aug 2016 OP
Terror in Turkey: Major Suicide Bomb Rocks Wedding - At Least 8 Dead, 30 Wounded Purveyor Aug 2016 #1
k&r uppityperson Aug 2016 #2
Turkish nationalists attack hospital where those wounded by Gaziantep bombing are being treated: HDP MowCowWhoHow III Aug 2016 #3
Sorry, I have such a bad feeling that this might be a dhol82 Aug 2016 #4
Turkey wedding suicide bomber 'was child aged 12-14' oberliner Aug 2016 #5
Crazy. Rustyeye77 Aug 2016 #6
 

Purveyor

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1. Terror in Turkey: Major Suicide Bomb Rocks Wedding - At Least 8 Dead, 30 Wounded
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 04:58 PM
Aug 2016

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.

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160820/1044472999/turkey-terrorism-gaziantep-isis-bomb.html


MowCowWhoHow III

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3. Turkish nationalists attack hospital where those wounded by Gaziantep bombing are being treated: HDP
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 07:11 PM
Aug 2016
Turkish nationalists attack hospital where those wounded by Gaziantep bombing are being treated: HDP MP
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/767135639351468040
 

oberliner

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5. Turkey wedding suicide bomber 'was child aged 12-14'
Sun Aug 21, 2016, 09:44 AM
Aug 2016
A suicide bombing which killed 51 people in the Turkish city of Gaziantep was carried out by a 12 to 14-year-old, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

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
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