Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn on the attack in Gaziantep, Turkey / ISIL uses child bomber in attack that killed 51 in SE Turkey

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Series Details 21.08.16
Publication Date 21/08/2016
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At least 54 people were killed and 69 others were wounded in a suicide attack at a Kurdish wedding ceremony on the 20 August 2016 in the city of Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey. Of the killed at least twenty nine were children.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told journalists in a press briefing in Istanbul on the 21 August 2016 that the perpetrator was a child suicide bomber likely from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

In a statement the EU said 'Turkey has been dramatically targeted once again, and in a city - Gaziantep - that is a symbol of the pain caused to thousands of people from the conflict in Syria. The suffering of all the people hit by war, and terror, is our suffering.

As European Union, we express our solidarity and sympathy with the government and people of Gaziantep and of all Turkey. And we will continue to strengthen our cooperation with the Turkish authorities to prevent and counter terrorism.

We are together in a common fight. We are all called to stand together to protect security, democracy and peace'.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2016/160821_01_en.htm
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Hürriyet Daily News, 21.08.16: ISIL uses child bomber in attack that killed 51 in SE Turkey http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/isil-uses-child-bomber-in-attack-that-killed-51-in-se-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nID=103062&NewsCatID=341
Hürriyet Daily News, 21.08.16: International condemnations pour in after Gaziantep attack http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/international-condemnations-pour-in-after-gaziantep-attack.aspx?pageID=238&nID=103081&NewsCatID=510
NATO: News 21.08.16: Statement by the NATO Secretary General on terrorist attacks in Turkey http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_134472.htm
ESO: Background information: At least 41 killed in terror attack on Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport http://www.europeansources.info/record/at-least-41-killed-in-terror-attack-on-istanbuls-ataturk-airport/
Politico, 21.08.16: Attack on wedding party in Turkey kills 50: state media http://www.politico.eu/article/attack-on-wedding-party-in-turkey-kills-50-report-gaziantep-isil-terrorism/
BBC News, 21.08.16: Turkey wedding suicide bomber 'was child aged 12-14' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37147717
Deutsche Welle, 21.08.16: Scores killed in blast at wedding in Turkey's Gaziantep http://dw.com/p/1JmKK
EurActiv, 22.08.16: Erdogan blames Islamic State for Gaziantep wedding attack http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/erdogan-blames-islamic-state-on-attack-at-gaziantep-wedding/
Euro|Topics: Debates, August 2016: Kurdish wedding attack in Turkey http://www.eurotopics.net/en/164742/kurdish-wedding-attack-in-turkey
Council of Europe: Press Release, 22.08.16: Thorbjørn Jagland condems terrorist attack in Gaziantep http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/thorbj-rn-jagland-condems-terrorist-attack-in-gaziantep
The Economist, 22.08.16: Terrorism in Turkey. A suicide-bomber wreaks more horror on Turkey’s beleaguered Kurds http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21705569-still-reeling-attempted-coup-turkey-hit-islamic-state-suicide-bomber-wreaks-more

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