Turkey Deaths: When Will We Start Grieving The Young Lives Lost?

Turkey is losing young innocent lives but for the world, these are just casualties, numbers and statistics.

Funeral of a three month old victim who died in the Turkey wedding blast. (Photo: Reuters)

The blast at a wedding in Gaziantep, Turkey turned revelry into sorrow as it claimed 54 lives. 22 of the deceased were under the age of 14. The suicide bombing has been termed as the deadliest terror attack in the country this year.

Women and children becoming victims of war are increasingly turning into nothing but numbers and statistics. But when will we stop to mourn the loss of every man, woman and child, every victim of terror? Here’s a brief glimpse as Turkey’s youngest victims.

(Photos: Reuters/Altered by The Quint)