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8 Daesh Members Get Life Sentences in Turkey Over Gaziantep Bombing - Reports

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Eight members of the Daesh* terrorist group have received life sentences for their participation in the 2016 deadly attack in the south of Turkey, Anadolu reported on Thursday.
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The court hearing took place in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, where a Daesh bombing attack during a wedding killed 57 people in August 2016, according to the Anadolu news agency.

The attack targeted a Kurdish family. Out of the over 200 people who were present at the wedding party, more than 60 sustained injuries.

*Daesh — a terrorist group, banned in numerous countries, including Russia

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