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

At least 22 of the 51 victims of the suicide bomb attack at a Turkish wedding were under the age of 14.

The attack, which took place in the city of Gaziantep, is suspected to have been carried out by a suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 with links to so-called Islamic State.

It is the latest in a surge of violence this week in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast.

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Turkey wedding blast death toll rises to 27 with 94 injured

The death toll from the blast has risen to 22 Credit: AP

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.

Credit: Reuters

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