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Southern Turkey: At least 50 killed, 90 injured in suicide bombing A suicide bomber blew himself up in the lobby of an event venue while a wedding was taking place, killing at least 50 people and injuring more than 90. According to the Turkish authorities, ISIS is responsible for the attack. However, no terrorist organization has claimed responsibility yet.

Aug 21, 2016, 9:40AM

Becca Noy

Source: Turkey: At least 30 killed in terror attack – World News | JerusalemOnline

Photo Credit: Sky News/Channel 2 News

At least 50 people were killed and more than 90 were injured when an explosive device detonated last night (Saturday) in the Turkish city of Gaziantep. The explosion occurred in a lobby filled of people who were celebrating a wedding. Turkish officials believe that this was a terror attack carried out by ISIS against Kurdish targets. However, no organization has claimed responsibility for the attack. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent his condolences to the families of the victims and said that ISIS is most likely the perpetrator.

Gaziantep Governor Ali Yerlikaya said to a local news outlet that the explosion was most likely caused by a suicide bomber who blew himself up in the lobby of an event venue that was filled of guests.

According to some news reports, the wedding was connected to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a claim that strengthens the Turkish authorities’ assertion that ISIS is responsible for the attack. “There is no difference between ISIS, the likely perpetrator of the attack in Gaziantep, and the PKK or Fethullah Gülen,” stated Erdoğan yesterday.

Horrific pictures and videos documenting the scene of the attack flooded social media. In response, the Turkish authorities banned the publication of the documentations of the area and threatened to sue those who violated this restriction.

“The purpose of terror attacks are to scare people but we will not allow this to happen,” said Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek. “It’s barbaric to attack a wedding.” Simsek represents the city of Gaziantep in the Turkish Parliament.

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Tags: Erdogan, Islam, Islamic slaughter, Islamic terrorism, Terrorism, Turkey