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| Two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 86 people and injured 186, according to officials. | Two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 86 people and injured 186, according to officials. |
| TV footage showed scenes of panic and people lying on the ground covered in blood, amid protest banners. | |
| The blasts took place near the city's central train station as people gathered for a march organised by leftist groups. | The blasts took place near the city's central train station as people gathered for a march organised by leftist groups. |
| Turkey's president condemned the attacks as "terrorist acts". | Turkey's president condemned the attacks as "terrorist acts". |
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced what he called "this loathsome attack that targeted our unity and our togetherness". | Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced what he called "this loathsome attack that targeted our unity and our togetherness". |
| Government officials are investigating reports that a suicide bomber was behind at least one of the explosions. | Government officials are investigating reports that a suicide bomber was behind at least one of the explosions. |
| The rally was demanding an end to the violence between the Kurdish separatist PKK militants and the Turkish government and had been due to start at 12:00 local time. | |
| The pro-Kurdish HDP party was among those attending, and it said in a statement that it believes its members were the main target of the bombings. | |
| The leader of the HDP has blamed the state for the attack, which he called "a huge massacre", and cancelled all election rallies. | The leader of the HDP has blamed the state for the attack, which he called "a huge massacre", and cancelled all election rallies. |
| Turkey is holding a re-run of June's inconclusive parliamentary elections on 1 November. | Turkey is holding a re-run of June's inconclusive parliamentary elections on 1 November. |
| Later on Saturday, the PKK called on its fighters to halt its guerrilla activities in Turkey unless attacked first. A statement from an umbrella group that includes the PKK said its forces would "make no attempts to hinder or harm the exercise of a fair and equal election". | |
| Analysis: Mark Lowen, BBC News, Istanbul | Analysis: Mark Lowen, BBC News, Istanbul |
| After the ceasefire between the PKK and the Turkish state broke down in July, Turkey has spiralled into tit-for-tat attacks between the two sides, and tension between Kurds and Turkish nationalists has soared. | After the ceasefire between the PKK and the Turkish state broke down in July, Turkey has spiralled into tit-for-tat attacks between the two sides, and tension between Kurds and Turkish nationalists has soared. |
| Amidst the frenzy of a repeat election in November, it was expected that something dangerous was imminent. | Amidst the frenzy of a repeat election in November, it was expected that something dangerous was imminent. |
| The pro-Kurdish HDP party has blamed the state. That is undoubtedly a reference to the so-called "deep state" often talked about here: a shady mix of nationalist forces either colluding with or supporting the government in power. | The pro-Kurdish HDP party has blamed the state. That is undoubtedly a reference to the so-called "deep state" often talked about here: a shady mix of nationalist forces either colluding with or supporting the government in power. |
| The West's vital ally in the Middle East is now facing a perfect storm: deep political polarisation, the bubble of economic success on the brink of bursting, a resumption of violence with the PKK, the threat from Islamic State, and two million Syrian refugees and counting. | The West's vital ally in the Middle East is now facing a perfect storm: deep political polarisation, the bubble of economic success on the brink of bursting, a resumption of violence with the PKK, the threat from Islamic State, and two million Syrian refugees and counting. |
| The tragedy in Ankara is a sign of the dark times Turkey is now facing. | The tragedy in Ankara is a sign of the dark times Turkey is now facing. |
| Who are the Kurds? | |
| Turkey v Islamic State v the Kurds: What's going on? | |
| The two explosions happened shortly after 10:00 as crowds gathered ahead of the rally. Amateur video footage showed a group of young people holding hands and singing, before the first blast. | |
| Opposition MP Musa Cam tweeted a photo of a ball bearing he says he found at the scene. | |
| "I heard one big explosion first and tried to cover myself as the windows broke. Right away there was the second one," an eyewitness at the train station told Reuters. | |
| "There was shouting and crying and I stayed under the newspapers for a while. I could smell burnt flesh," he added. | |
| "There was a great movement and panic," eyewitness Ahmet Onen told AFP. | |
| "A demonstration that was to promote peace has turned into a massacre, I don't understand this," he said, sobbing. | |
| Bulent Tekdemir, who was at the rally, told the BBC that the police used tear gas "as soon as the bomb went off", and "would not let ambulances through". | Bulent Tekdemir, who was at the rally, told the BBC that the police used tear gas "as soon as the bomb went off", and "would not let ambulances through". |
| A local resident said that angry people tried to attack police cars after the blast. The HDP tweeted that police "attacked" people carrying the injured away. | |
| An HDP rally in the city of Diyarbakir was bombed in June, ahead of general elections in which the party entered parliament for the first time. | An HDP rally in the city of Diyarbakir was bombed in June, ahead of general elections in which the party entered parliament for the first time. |
| In July, a suicide bombing by suspected Islamic State militants on a gathering of socialist youth activists in the town of Suruc on the Syrian border killed at least 30 people. | |
| A ceasefire between the Kurdish militant group the PKK and Turkey's government later broke down, and there have been regular attacks from both sides since then. | A ceasefire between the Kurdish militant group the PKK and Turkey's government later broke down, and there have been regular attacks from both sides since then. |
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