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Turkey bombing update: 86 killed, 186 wounded

Two bomb explosions targeted a peace rally Saturday of leftist and Kurdish activists in the Turkish capital of Ankara, killing 86 people and wounding 186, the country's health minister said.

 

The explosions occurred seconds apart outside Ankara's main train station as hundreds were gathering for the rally, organized by Turkey's public sector workers' union and other civic society groups. The rally was to call for increased democracy and an end to the renewed violence between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces.

 

Authorities were investigating whether the attacks -- which struck 50 meters (yards) apart -- were suicide bombings. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the deadliest attacks in Turkey in years.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.10.15, 17:02