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| Ankara attacks: Turkey in mourning after blasts kill almost 100 | Ankara attacks: Turkey in mourning after blasts kill almost 100 |
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| Thousands of people have gathered in the centre of Turkey's capital, Ankara, to pay tribute to the victims of bomb blasts which killed at least 95 people. | Thousands of people have gathered in the centre of Turkey's capital, Ankara, to pay tribute to the victims of bomb blasts which killed at least 95 people. |
| Brief scuffles broke out between the crowd and the police after some mourners tried to lay flowers at the site of the bombings. | Brief scuffles broke out between the crowd and the police after some mourners tried to lay flowers at the site of the bombings. |
| The pro-Kurdish HDP party, which organised Saturday's rally, said 128 people were killed in the attacks. | The pro-Kurdish HDP party, which organised Saturday's rally, said 128 people were killed in the attacks. |
| Protesters have blamed the government for security failures around the rally. | Protesters have blamed the government for security failures around the rally. |
| The government has rejected suggestions that it was to blame for the bombing. | The government has rejected suggestions that it was to blame for the bombing. |
| Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said there was evidence that two suicide bombers had carried out the attack. | Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said there was evidence that two suicide bombers had carried out the attack. |
| Turkey declared three days of mourning after Saturday's attack, the deadliest ever in Turkey. | Turkey declared three days of mourning after Saturday's attack, the deadliest ever in Turkey. |
| No group has said it carried out the attack, but Mr Davutoglu suggested that Kurdish rebels or the Islamic State (IS) group were to blame. | No group has said it carried out the attack, but Mr Davutoglu suggested that Kurdish rebels or the Islamic State (IS) group were to blame. |
| The blasts took place near the city's central train station as people gathered for a march organised by leftist groups demanding an end to the violence between the Kurdish separatist PKK militants and the Turkish government. | The blasts took place near the city's central train station as people gathered for a march organised by leftist groups demanding an end to the violence between the Kurdish separatist PKK militants and the Turkish government. |
| Amateur video footage showed a group of young people holding hands and singing, as the first blast hits. The explosions left 245 people injured, with 48 of them in a serious condition. | Amateur video footage showed a group of young people holding hands and singing, as the first blast hits. The explosions left 245 people injured, with 48 of them in a serious condition. |
| In pictures: Aftermath of attacks | In pictures: Aftermath of attacks |
| At the scene: Selin Girit, BBC News, Ankara | At the scene: Selin Girit, BBC News, Ankara |
| On Sunday, thousands of people had gathered at the square in central Ankara where a peace rally had been due to take place before it was interrupted by violence. | On Sunday, thousands of people had gathered at the square in central Ankara where a peace rally had been due to take place before it was interrupted by violence. |
| There was a clear sense of anger towards the government, with people blaming it for security failures. | There was a clear sense of anger towards the government, with people blaming it for security failures. |
| The bombing comes at a very significant and tense time. Funerals have become a routine event and even before Saturday's blasts, emotions were running high across the country. | The bombing comes at a very significant and tense time. Funerals have become a routine event and even before Saturday's blasts, emotions were running high across the country. |
| Now people are concerned about a further escalation in violence and maintaining security at elections in three weeks' time. | Now people are concerned about a further escalation in violence and maintaining security at elections in three weeks' time. |
| Deep shock and anger in Ankara: "This is the worst scene I've ever seen." | Deep shock and anger in Ankara: "This is the worst scene I've ever seen." |
| Who are the Kurds? | Who are the Kurds? |
| Turkey v Islamic State v the Kurds: What's going on? | Turkey v Islamic State v the Kurds: What's going on? |
| Terrorism experts have said the attack is similar to one that was carried out in Suruc in southern Turkey by IS in July in which 30 people died. | |
| However, the leader of the HDP party, whose members were among those attending the rally, has blamed the state and cancelled all election rallies. | However, the leader of the HDP party, whose members were among those attending the rally, has blamed the state and cancelled all election rallies. |
| 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. |
| The party has previously blamed the government for colluding in attacks on Kurdish activists, which the government denies. | The party has previously blamed the government for colluding in attacks on Kurdish activists, which the government denies. |
| Cemalettin Hasimi, director of press and information at the prime minister's office, told the BBC that such allegations were "a disgrace, unacceptable". | Cemalettin Hasimi, director of press and information at the prime minister's office, told the BBC that such allegations were "a disgrace, unacceptable". |
| A ceasefire between the PKK and Turkey's government broke down after the attack in Suruc, with the PKK accusing the security forces of collaborating with IS. | A ceasefire between the PKK and Turkey's government broke down after the attack in Suruc, with the PKK accusing the security forces of collaborating with IS. |
| This led to an increase in attacks from both sides over the summer. | This led to an increase in attacks from both sides over the summer. |
| On Saturday, in a move unconnected to the bombing, the PKK declared a unilateral ceasefire, calling on its fighters to halt its guerrilla activities in Turkey except in cases of self-defence. | On Saturday, in a move unconnected to the bombing, the PKK declared a unilateral ceasefire, calling on its fighters to halt its guerrilla activities in Turkey except in cases of self-defence. |
| 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". | 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". |
| But on Sunday, the Turkish military said it had carried out air strikes against the PKK group, attacking targets in south-eastern Turkey as well as PKK positions in northern Iraq and killing 49 people. | But on Sunday, the Turkish military said it had carried out air strikes against the PKK group, attacking targets in south-eastern Turkey as well as PKK positions in northern Iraq and killing 49 people. |
| The victims | The victims |
| Turkey is mourning the deaths of at least 96 people. These just a few of those who lost their lives, clockwise from top left: | Turkey is mourning the deaths of at least 96 people. These just a few of those who lost their lives, clockwise from top left: |