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At least 30 people were killed in a double explosion at a road junction in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
Two explosions took place near the railway station in the center of the Turkish capital of Ankara on Saturday, Doğan News Agency reported.
More than 100 people were injured, according to the Turkish media.
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Photos of #Ankara explosion before a while. #Turkey pic.twitter.com/ldqd4i9M66— Barzan Sadiq (@BarzanSadiq) October 10, 2015
#Turkey #update: Live video from Ankara, as two explosions hit rally near train station. https://t.co/FdkG73dtXj— José Miguel Sardo (@jmsardo) October 10, 2015
The Turkish government officials said that the blast was a terrorist attack, investigators claim that suicide bomber was responsible for the accident.
An Anadolu Agency correspondent at the scene said there were bodies and wounded people lying in front of the station on Hipodrum Street.
A large number of ambulances arrived at the site of the tragedy.
Lacrymos sur victimes d'attentat? #Turkey Police uses tear gas to disperse peace rally hit by explosions in #Ankara. pic.twitter.com/kwiEhniTDK— Benoît Crocq (@bcrocq) October 10, 2015
Eyewitnesses say two bombs exploded in a peace demostration organized by trade unions and a number of NGOs to protest against the conflict between the state and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeast Turkey.
#BREAKING - Explosion targetted a rally of the pro Kurdish #HDP in Ankara. #TwitterKurds #Turkey #PKK pic.twitter.com/QXh76sJGVq— Slemani Times (@SlemaniTimes) October 10, 2015
Russian Embassy in Ankara has no information about Russian nationals being among the casualties.
The accident occurred at a time of growing security concerns in Turkey, and three weeks ahead of a parliamentary election.
Powerful blasts rock Ankara peace rally, at least 30 killed, 126 injured
Footage of the blast:
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#dokuz8 / @meliketmbk pic.twitter.com/it3dodESKz— dokuz8 (@dokuz8haber) October 10, 2015
Footage from the scene of the blast:
Would the PKK blow up a demo supporting themselves ?
Maybe a rabid erdogan thinks it would get him votes and be an excuse to ramp up internal terror ? Can't think of anything else, really .....