21 August 2016, 10:36 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Late on Saturday, the explosion targeted a wedding celebration in Gaziantep, claiming lives of at least 50 people and injuring dozens more. Gaziantep Governor Ali Yerlikaya described the incident as a "terror attack."
The Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper reported citing local officials that the suicide belt that exploded at the wedding had been found.
None of extremist groups has claimed responsibility for the explosion so far, however, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested the Daesh terror group, which is prohibited in many countries, including Russia and the United States, could be behind the tragedy.
Turkey has been a target of deadly terrorist attacks for a long time. In 2015 Ankara launched a two-pronged military campaign against the Daesh and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on its southern borders and in Syria in response to a surge in terrorist attacks.
