Erdogan: ISIS Likely Behind Attack That Killed 50 People At Wedding
Source: CNN
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)The Turkish President declared ISIS as the "likely perpetrator" of an attack that killed 50 people at a wedding in the nation's southeast.
The death toll from the Gaziantep attack rose to 50 early Sunday, according to the local governor's office.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there is "no difference" between three opponents of his government: terror group ISIS, which is based in neighboring Syria; the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK); and FETO, the network of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, state-run Anadolu news agency reported Sunday.
Erdogan accuses Gulen of being behind a recent coup attempt. He has denied the accusation.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/20/asia/turkey-wedding-explosion/
Response to Purveyor (Original post)
Name removed Message auto-removed
Democat
(11,617 posts)So much for free speech in Turkey.
Igel
(35,356 posts)Erdogan, ISIS, and Assad.
Is it just coincidence that Erdogan and Putin reach a consensus just as Assad's running into battles with the Kurds?
MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)https://twitter.com/AP/status/767339584942383104