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At least 44 people have been killed in an attack on a wedding party in south-eastern Turkey, officials say.At least 44 people have been killed in an attack on a wedding party in south-eastern Turkey, officials say.
Assailants used bombs and automatic weapons, a local deputy governor said. Mask-wearing assailants opened fire with automatic rifles and grenades, officials in Mardin province said.
The attack took place in a village near the city of Mardin. Kurdish rebels are active in the area, but there is no indication of a motive so far. Local media reported wedding guests included members of a militia who help troops to fight Kurdish rebels - though officials did not confirm the claims.
Local media said families at the wedding included members of local militia who help Turkish troops fighting Kurdish rebels. Other reports suggested that the deaths were a result of a fight between families of the bride and groom.
Kurdish rebels have been battling for more autonomy since 1984. More than 40,000 people have died in the violence. The BBC's David O'Byrne in Istanbul says six children appear to be among those killed in the attack, in the village of Bilge Koyu about 20km (12 miles) from the city of Mardin.
Several people were reported to have been wounded in Monday's attack. One relative who took the body of his nephew to a hospital said the site of the attack was horrifying.
"You could not believe your eyes," Ahmet Can told Channel 24.
Ferhat Ozen, deputy governor of Mardin province, said the assailants stormed into a house where wedding guests had been assembled, firing automatic rifles and throwing hand grenades.
Paramilitary police were sent to the village to pursue the attackers, he said.
Officials have said the attack was not terrorism-related, which our correspondent says would appear to rule out an attack by rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Kurdish rebels have been battling for more autonomy since 1984 in the south of Turkey - an insurgency which as claimed more than 40,000 lives.
Our correspondent says the region is also one where tribal and family loyalties also run deep.