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ANKARA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a suicide bomb attack at a wedding in the southern Turkish province of Gaziantep on Saturday night has risen to 54, including at least 29 children, local media reported on Monday.
Twenty-nine of the victims of the attack were identified as being under the age of 18, a provincial official was quoted by Hurriyet Daily News as saying.
One of the slain children is reported to be a Syrian, according to the report.
A total of 44 victims have been identified and laid to rest so far, and an autopsy for other bodies are still ongoing, it added.
A total of 66 people are receiving treatment in local hospitals, including 14 people in critical condition.
The bride and the groom were wounded in the attack, the report said.
The Gaziantep Chief Prosecutor's Office said in a written statement on Sunday that police found pieces of a suicide vest in the area where the blast occurred, which indicates that it was a suicide attack.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the attack in a statement, saying it was likely carried out by Islamic State (IS) terrorists.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday that Turkey is determined to uproot terrorism in all its forms.
