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| At least 22 killed in suspected terrorist blast at wedding in Turkey | |
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| At least 22 people were killed in a bomb attack targeting an outdoor wedding ceremony in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, officials have said. | |
| The governor’s office for the province of Gaziantep said 94 people were wounded in the attack on Saturday. | |
| Gaziantep’s governor, Ali Yerlikaya, said the explosion in the city centre was due to a “terror attack”, according to Anadolu, a state-run news agency. | |
| A Turkish MP, Mehmet Erdoğan, told CNN-Turk broadcaster that people had lost their lives in the blast. “There are people who lost their lives and we have initial information suggesting it was a bomb attack,” said Erdoğan, a ruling Justice and Development party lawmaker for Gaziantep. “We don’t know numbers of injured.” | A Turkish MP, Mehmet Erdoğan, told CNN-Turk broadcaster that people had lost their lives in the blast. “There are people who lost their lives and we have initial information suggesting it was a bomb attack,” said Erdoğan, a ruling Justice and Development party lawmaker for Gaziantep. “We don’t know numbers of injured.” |
| It was not clear who was responsible for the explosion. Erdoğan said there was a high possibility it was a suicide attack, adding that it was the type of attack that could have been by Islamic State or the Kurdistan Workers’ party. | It was not clear who was responsible for the explosion. Erdoğan said there was a high possibility it was a suicide attack, adding that it was the type of attack that could have been by Islamic State or the Kurdistan Workers’ party. |
| The Doğan news agency said the explosion, which went off at 2040 BST, had caused injuries and fatalities. | The Doğan news agency said the explosion, which went off at 2040 BST, had caused injuries and fatalities. |
| A Turkish official confirmed an explosion in Gaziantep but would not say how many casualties there were. “The explosion took place during a wedding,” the official said. “According to initially available information, the ceremony was being held outdoors.” | A Turkish official confirmed an explosion in Gaziantep but would not say how many casualties there were. “The explosion took place during a wedding,” the official said. “According to initially available information, the ceremony was being held outdoors.” |