An attack by armed assailants on civilians during an engagement ceremony in Bilge village on May 4 resulted in the deaths of 44 people and the injury of two others. Sixteen of the victims were women and seven were children.
The vicious attack reportedly stemmed from an interfamily dispute over the bride. Some sources, however, have claimed that a land dispute was behind the attack. The attack was one of the worst involving civilians in Turkey’s recent history.
11 suspects of the incident are currently jailed at the Çorum L-Type High Security Prison. The trial is closed to the media, as stipulated by the law in cases where one or more of the suspects are minors.
Benzer Haberler 
National
