Attack on wedding party in Turkey kills 50: state media

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Posted on AllSides August 21, 2016

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A blast at a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the border with Syria killed 50 people and injured dozens, according to a report Sunday by the Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blamed ISIL militants for the bombing. Other Turkish officials said the militant group likely sent a suicide bomber to target the wedding late Saturday in t

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