Forty-five people were killed in Mardin province in Turkey when gunmen with hand grenades and rifles broke into a house where a wedding was being celebrated and they opened fire. Police say the motive of the masked gunmen is unclear, but some local media are speculating that it was a blood feud and others that one of the guests was a member of a militia. BBC
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 5 May 2009 at 6:30 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 5 May 2009.
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Tags: gunmen, Mardin province, murders, Turkey, wedding
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