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Death Toll of Wedding Bomb Blast in Turkey Rises to 50


8/22/2016 4:18:53 AM

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Ankara, August 21 (QNA) - At least 50 people were killed on Saturday when a suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives among people on the street at a wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep.
The local governor's office said in a statement 50 people were killed in the bombing, and more wounded were still being treated in hospitals around the province.
At least 94 people are also reported to have been injured in the late-night attack which took place while people were dancing.
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan is reported to have said it is likely ISIS militants are responsible for the attack. (QNA)


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