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| Death toll from Turkey wedding attack rises to 50 – governor’s office | Death toll from Turkey wedding attack rises to 50 – governor’s office |
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| The death toll from a suspected suicide bombing at a wedding in southeastern Turkey has risen to 50 people, according to local officials, as cited by Reuters. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed Islamic State for carrying out the blast. | The death toll from a suspected suicide bombing at a wedding in southeastern Turkey has risen to 50 people, according to local officials, as cited by Reuters. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed Islamic State for carrying out the blast. |
| The local governor’s office confirmed in a statement that 50 people had died in the bombing, while a number of injured people are being treated at hospitals around the province. This is the deadliest attack to have struck Turkey in 2016. | |
| The suspected bomber is believed to have detonated a suicide belt at a Kurdish wedding party in the city of Gaziantep, not far from the Syrian border. | The suspected bomber is believed to have detonated a suicide belt at a Kurdish wedding party in the city of Gaziantep, not far from the Syrian border. |
| “The celebrations were coming to an end and there was a big explosion among people dancing,” 25-year-old Veli Can said, according to Reuters. “There was blood and body parts everywhere.” | “The celebrations were coming to an end and there was a big explosion among people dancing,” 25-year-old Veli Can said, according to Reuters. “There was blood and body parts everywhere.” |
| Mahmut Togrul, a member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) told Reuters that it was a Kurdish wedding. | Mahmut Togrul, a member of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) told Reuters that it was a Kurdish wedding. |
| “It was carried out like an atrocity,” Ibrahim Ozdemir said, referring to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). “We want to end these massacres. We are in pain, especially the women and children.” | “It was carried out like an atrocity,” Ibrahim Ozdemir said, referring to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). “We want to end these massacres. We are in pain, especially the women and children.” |