Bomb blast hits wedding hall in southern Turkey
Bomb blast hits wedding hall in southern Turkey
A bomb went off at a wedding in southeastern Turkey on Saturday, causing multiple casualties.
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People gather near the explosion site after the late night attack [Getty]
At least 30 people were killed and 94 injured in an attack on a wedding on Saturday in Gaziantep in Turkey's troubled southeast.
"There are people who lost their lives and we have initial information suggesting it was a bomb attack," said Turkish MP Mehmet Erdogan, a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker.
Gaziantep governor Ali Yerlikaya said that the explosion in the city centre was due to a "terror attack".
It was not clear who was responsible for the explosion but last week, the region suffered three attacks blamed on Kurdish rebels in the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
MP Erdogan said it was the type of attack that could have been launched by the Islamic State (IS) group or the PKK.
"The explosion took place during a wedding. According to initially available information, the ceremony was being held outdoors," another Turkish official said.
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