Wedding Horror: Islamic State Suspected in Deadly
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At least eight people were killed and 60 were wounded in an attack on a wedding reception in southern Turkey, according to multiple reports.
Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said the rampage was likely carried out by a suicide bomber.
Reuters reports on the scene of the attack and suspicion from the ruling AK Party that the Islamic State may have been behind the bombing:
Ambulances raced to the scene of the attack in the Sahinbey district of the city of Gaziantep and police sealed off the area.
A parliamentary deputy from the ruling AK Party said in a twitter message that Islamic State militants were believed to be behind the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
NATO member Turkey has suffered a string of attacks this year by Islamic State fighters, who pass relatively easily across the border from neighboring Syria, and by Kurdish militants seeking autonomy or independence.