At least 22 of 51 Turkey wedding bomb blast victims were under 14

At least 22 of the victims of the suicide bomb attack at a Turkish wedding were under the age of 14.

One of those among the 51 killed was a three-month-old baby named as Sehriban Nurbay.

The suicide bomber was thought to be between the ages of 12 and 14, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.

Officials said a destroyed suicide vest was found at the scene of the attack in Gaziantep, close to the Syrian border.

At least 94 are thought to have been injured in Saturday's attack.

A suicide bomber who killed 51 people at a wedding in Turkey last night may have been as young as 12 years old, the country's president has said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blamed the so-called Islamic-State militant group for the attack in Gaziantep, close to the border with Syria.

• ITV News Middle East correspondent Geraint Vincent reports:

The White House said on Sunday that it condemns the attack on a wedding in Turkey, and that Vice President would discuss terrorism during his trip to Turkey this week.

Ned Price, spokesman for the White House National Security Council said: "The perpetrators of this barbaric act cynically and cowardly targeted a wedding, killing dozens and leaving scores wounded.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of those killed, and we wish a speedy recovery to those injured.

"We stand with the people of Turkey as they defend their democracy in the face of all forms of terrorism."

The suicide bomber who attacked a wedding celebration in Turkey killing at least 51 people was aged between 12 and 15, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

Erdogan added that 69 people were wounded by the blast in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, 17 of whom were "heavily" injured.

The state-run Anadolu news agency put the figure of injured victims at 94.

The death toll from a suspected suicide bomb attack at a wedding ceremony in the Turkish city of Gaziantep has risen to 50, the local governor's office said.

At least 94 people are also reported to have been injured in the late-night attack which took place while people were dancing.

President Tayyip Erdogan is reported to have said it is likely that so-called Islamic State militants are responsible for the attack.

Eyewitnesses of Saturday's suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city of Gaziantep have spoken of "blood and body parts everywhere" in the aftermath of the blast.

Veli Can, 25, said a wedding celebration was coming to an end when there was a "big explosion among people dancing".

At least 30 people are now believed to have died after the attack, which also killed women and children.

"It was carried out like an atrocity," witness Ibrahim Ozdemir said. "We want to end these massacres. We are in pain, especially the women and children."

The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, said in a statement that the wedding was for one of its members.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said it is likely that the late night attack was carried out by the so-called Islamic State militant group.

The death toll from a bomb blast that detonated at a wedding in southern Turkey has risen to 27.

Saturday's attack targeted a ceremony in the city of Gaziantep and has so far left 94 people injured.

Turkey's deputy prime minister claimed the attacker was a suicide bomber, while another politician said so-called Islamic State militants were behind the bombing.

At least eight people have died and 60 others were injured in an explosion at a wedding in Turkey, security sources have said.

The blast targeted a ceremony in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep and appeared to have been caused by a suicide bomber, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek told state television.

On Twitter, Samil Tayyar, a minister from the country's ruling AK Party, blamed militants from the so-called Islamic State group for the attack.