Groom loses control of AK-47 during celebratory firing at wedding. Kills father and 2 aunts

[Liberal_in_LA]

Groom accidentally kills wedding guestsAugust 9, 2010 11:14 a.m. EDT

(CNN) -- Three family members at a wedding in Turkey have been accidentally shot dead by the groom firing an AK-47 rifle in celebration.

The groom, Tevfik Altin, lost control of his rifle, spraying the guests with bullets and killing his father and two aunts and injuring six others, according to CNN Turk.

It reported that Altin had been arrested after the incident in the village of Akcagoze in southeastern Turkey. Guns are often fired into the air in celebration in some parts of Turkey.

One family member, who did not give his name, told CNN: "It happened very quickly. We all tried to take cover and there was blood all over. We are all very sad right now."

The injured guests included three children aged 10, 12 and 16, according to CNN Turk.

The Sehitkamil State hospital where some of the injured were brought confirmed it has one patient still in the hospital.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/09/turkey.wedding.shooting/index.html?hpt=T2

[undeterred]

1. Oh, I thought it was going to be Texas.

[madinmaryland]

13. And I was going to say Florida!

:rofl:

[davidinalameda]

2. sorry my bad

oops

[YOY]

3. Firearms and weddings...a winning combo worldwide for provincially minded idjits!

n/t

[lpbk2713]

4. Don't tell me ...

South Turkey, right?


:eyes:

[Major Hogwash]

5. I've heard of shotgun weddings, but this is ridiculous!

Did anyone shoot back?

[seabeyond]

6. well, i can not like guns, understand the tradition and be sad for all involved. nt

[BlueJazz]

7. I think the guests should throw cerry bombs instead of rice.

[skepticscott]

8. If only all of the other guests

had been packing some heat, they could have gunned him down and prevented this terrible tragedy.

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Whoa, those dudes really know how to throw a party.

Man, this country of ours is so backwards in so many ways...............
:rofl:

[Kaleva]

10. wedding planners take note.

[NoPasaran]

11. Squeeze the trigger, Tevfik, don't pull it

If this happened in America it would lead to a very tense Thanksgiving dinner.

[JonLP24]

12. Sometimes

before I went on convoy missions in Iraq we would sometimes get a mission brief of a wedding in the area and NOT to be alarmed when guns are fired in the air. It is some sort of tradition over there and I imagine it is the same in Turkey.