At least 41 people were killed and 20 wounded in an attack on the wedding procession in Turkey, reports Associated Press referring to the representative of local authorities, by on-air Turkish TV NTV. The attack happened in the village Sultansemyuz near Mardin, a town in south-east of the country.
At the same time, the Mayor of Mardin on the phone told Agence France-Presse, in an attack that killed 16 people, two others were wounded. In addition, he said, the incident occurred in the village of Bilge, also near Mardin.
According to Turkish media, which referenced the agency, the attackers fired on the procession from automatic weapons, as well as the use of grenades. The incident happened on the night of Tuesday in the south-east of the country, populated mostly Kurds.
According to the Associated Press, Sultansemyuz the village militias have repeatedly engaged in clashes with Kurdish rebels. AFP, for its part, said that in the region often skirmishes happen on the ground of blood feuds.
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