A teenager is alleged to be the mastermind behind a gruesome suicide attack that has left more than 50 dead at a wedding party in Gaziantep, Turkey. 69 people were also said to be in the hospital and 17 were “heavily injured”.
The teenage suicide bomber is aged between 12 and 14, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
Mr Erdogan said the Islamic State (IS) was behind the attack, which targeted the Kurdish wedding party.
The bomber targeted the wedding guests as they danced in the street
Gaziantep, near the Syrian border, is known to have several IS cells.
The attack was the deadliest in a series of bombings in Turkey this year.
A teenager is alleged to be the mastermind behind a gruesome suicide attack that has left more than 50 dead at a wedding party in Gaziantep, Turkey. 69 people were also said to be in the hospital and 17 were “heavily injured”.
The teenage suicide bomber is aged between 12 and 14, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
Mr Erdogan said the Islamic State (IS) was behind the attack, which targeted the Kurdish wedding party.
The bomber targeted the wedding guests as they danced in the street
Gaziantep, near the Syrian border, is known to have several IS cells.
The attack was the deadliest in a series of bombings in Turkey this year.
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