Gaziantep governor Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement that 30 people had been killed and 94 wounded in “an abhorrent terror bomb attack on a wedding” late on Saturday night. ‘Likely suicide attack’Mehmet Erdogan, a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker for Gaziantep said it was not clear who was responsible for the explosion but there was a “high possibility” it was a suicide attack. As has been the case in previous attacks, Turkey’s broadcasting regulator RTUK banned broadcast of footage from the scene of the attack in Gaziantep. Turkey was long accused of turning a blind eye to or even abetting the rise of IS in Syria, claims it vehemently denies. RELATED STORIES22 patay, mahigit 90 sugatan sa bomb attack sa isang kasal sa TurkeyTurkish officer misses own wedding over fears of Kurdish rebel attacks

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 21, 2016 05:37 UTC