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| Ankara explosion: Blasts hit rally in Turkish capital | |
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| Two explosions have hit a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara, causing multiple casualties, reports say. | Two explosions have hit a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara, causing multiple casualties, reports say. |
| Turkish news agency Dogan said that at least 20 people have been killed. Photos posted on social media show a number of bodies at the scene. | Turkish news agency Dogan said that at least 20 people have been killed. Photos posted on social media show a number of bodies at the scene. |
| The blasts took place near the city's central train station. | The blasts took place near the city's central train station. |
| The target appears to have been a march calling for an end to the violence with the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK. | The target appears to have been a march calling for an end to the violence with the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK. |
| Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is being briefed by the interior and health ministers, state news agency Anadolu says. | |
| Reports say the government is investigating whether the explosions were a suicide attack. | |
| The pro-Kurdish HDP party was among those calling for Saturday's rally for "peace and democracy", which was due to start at 12:00 local time. | The pro-Kurdish HDP party was among those calling for Saturday's rally for "peace and democracy", which was due to start at 12:00 local time. |
| The party tweeted that there were "numerous dead and injured", and that police "attacked" people carrying the injured away. | |
| Local resident Emre told the BBC that he heard two separate explosions and saw a number of dead bodies. Angry people tried to attack police cars, he said. | |
| An HDP rally in the city of Diyarbakir was bombed in June, ahead of general elections. | An HDP rally in the city of Diyarbakir was bombed in June, ahead of general elections. |
| Turkey is holding another election next month, and the BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul says it was feared that another similar attack was imminent. | |
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