Dozens killed, injured in bombing on Turkish wedding

(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for the victims of Saturday’s bombing in southern Turkey.  At least 51 people were killed and 69 wounded – many of them seriously, in a suspected suicide bombing at a wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep. 

Speaking after the recitation of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis said, “Sad news has reached me about the bloody attack” that was carried out in “dear Turkey.”  The Pope prayed for the victims and the injured, and "for the gift of peace for all."

Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that the so-called Islamic State was the "likely perpetrator" of the bomb attack which may have been carried out by a suicide bomber as young as 12 years old.  

Listen to the report by Nathan Morley: