Sun Aug 21, 2016 21:44:04
A bomb attack targeting an outdoor wedding party in south-eastern Turkey on Saturday, has killed at least 51 people and wounded at least 94 others, the regional governor's office said.
Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said the "barbaric" attack in the city of Gaziantep, near the border with Syria, appeared to be suicide bombing.
Other officials said it could have been the work of either Kurdish militants or Islamic State (ISIS / Daesh / ISIL) group extremists.
A brief statement from the Gaziantep governor's office said the bomb attack on the wedding in the Sahinbey district occurred at 22:50 local (19:50 GMT).
The statement said it condemned the "treacherous" attack but did not provide further details.
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