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Blast at a wedding party in Turkey; at least 30 killed, over 100 injured

Turkey : At least 30 people lost their lives and over 100 have been injured in a bomb blast at a wedding party in Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border.

The blast is suspected to be carried out by a suicide bomber, whose identity is yet to be revealed.

Key Notes:

# A bomb blast has been reported at a wedding party in Turkey possibly carried out by a suicide bomber.

# At least 30 people have been killed and over 100 have been injured in the suicide bombing attack.

# 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".

# "We condemn the traitors who organised and carried out this attack," he said, vowing that those responsible would be "brought to account".

# No terrorist outfit has claimed the attack so far, but officials suspect Islamic State's hand in it.

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