Turkish Officials Backtrack From Claim Suicide Bomber A Child

Turkish officials did an about-face Monday from an earlier claim a child suicide bomber was responsible for an attack on a Kurdish street wedding in Gaziantep that left 54 people dead and dozens wounded, Newsweek reported Tuesday. “We do not have a clue about who the perpetrators behind the attack were. Early information on who did the attack, in what organization’s name, is unfortunately not right.” – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said Sunday a teenager between 12 and 14 years of age had perpetrated the attack in the southern city, suggesting the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) was responsible. No group has yet claimed responsibility...