Groom dies of injuries from celebratory gunfire after wedding in Turkey
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Version 0 of 2. State news agency Anadolu reports that Ali K, 23, was wounded by shots fired by a female relative of his wife A groom has died of injuries he sustained from celebratory gunfire after his wedding in northern Turkey. As the newlyweds were being escorted home after the ceremony, the groom, identified as Ali K aged 23, was wounded by gunfire, allegedly at the hands of a female relative of his wife, the state news agency Anadolu reported. Security forces detained the woman and found two unlicensed pistols were found in her garden, the agency said. Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the incident, which took place in Şebinkarahisar, a town in Giresun province. Celebratory gunfire is common at weddings in Turkey’s northern Black Sea region. Another man died last week and two others were wounded by celebratory gunfire before a wedding in the north-eastern Trabzon province. The wedding was cancelled and two people, one of whom was a police officer, were detained in connection with the incident, local media reported. |