Greece send condolences to Turkey after 12 year old’s suicide bombing

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A suicide bombing at a wedding in south eastern Turkey has drawn condemnation from world leaders, with Greece’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos also expressing his sincere condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The general secretary of the Presidency, Ambassador Giorgos Gennimatas, spoke with Turkey’s Ambassador to Greece, Kerim Uras, to whom he addressed Pavlopoulos’ condolences for the families of the victims, requesting they are passed on to the country’s President.

Shocking details have emerged suggesting the suicide bomber was a young boy between 12 and 14 years old.

Pavlopoulos described the terrorist attack as “barbaric and heinous” which saw 69 people wounded, 17 serioulsy and 51 killed, whilst Turkey’s President pointed the finger at ISIS.

“Last night [Saturday], they [terrorists] used children aged 12-14 years as a human bomb to carry out an attack at a wedding in Gaziantep. Currently, 69 people wounded, 17 seriously, are being treated at the hospital. The death toll is now 51,

The initial findings of the governor and our police forces indicate the attack has been perpetrated by Daesh. As you know, Daesh is trying to position and organize itself in Gaziantep. Security operations have been conducted and are still being conducted against the terrorist organization,” Erdogan said.

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