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| Turkish air strikes on Kurdish PKK rebels as mourning continues | Turkish air strikes on Kurdish PKK rebels as mourning continues |
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| The Turkish air force has pounded Kurdish militants a day after a deadly bomb attack on a rally for peace in the capital Ankara. | The Turkish air force has pounded Kurdish militants a day after a deadly bomb attack on a rally for peace in the capital Ankara. |
| Planes hit Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in both the south-east and over the border in northern Iraq. | Planes hit Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in both the south-east and over the border in northern Iraq. |
| Saturday's twin bombing in Ankara killed at least 95 people, making it the deadliest such attack ever. | Saturday's twin bombing in Ankara killed at least 95 people, making it the deadliest such attack ever. |
| Security sources say they suspect the so-called Islamic State (IS) group was behind the attack. | Security sources say they suspect the so-called Islamic State (IS) group was behind the attack. |
| The air force struck after the government rejected a new ceasefire announced by the PKK on Saturday. | The air force struck after the government rejected a new ceasefire announced by the PKK on Saturday. |
| Tensions in Turkey were already high, with a general election looming on 1 November. | Tensions in Turkey were already high, with a general election looming on 1 November. |
| The governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its overall majority in June after gains by the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), which was involved in Saturday's rally. | The governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its overall majority in June after gains by the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), which was involved in Saturday's rally. |
| Ankara bombings: Read more | Ankara bombings: Read more |
| "This is the worst scene I've ever seen" - Shock and anger in Ankara as mourning begins | "This is the worst scene I've ever seen" - Shock and anger in Ankara as mourning begins |
| Who are the Kurds? - The long history of the Middle East's fourth-largest ethnic group | Who are the Kurds? - The long history of the Middle East's fourth-largest ethnic group |
| Turkey v Islamic State v the Kurds - What's going on? | Turkey v Islamic State v the Kurds - What's going on? |
| PKK positions were destroyed in the Metina and Zap areas of northern Iraq in Sunday's air strikes, the Turkish military said. | PKK positions were destroyed in the Metina and Zap areas of northern Iraq in Sunday's air strikes, the Turkish military said. |
| On Saturday, the air force targeted the PKK in Turkey's Diyarbakir province. Forty-nine people were reported killed in the strikes, but these figures could not be verified independently. | On Saturday, the air force targeted the PKK in Turkey's Diyarbakir province. Forty-nine people were reported killed in the strikes, but these figures could not be verified independently. |
| "The PKK ceasefire means nothing for us," one senior Turkish security official told Reuters news agency. "The operations will continue without a break." | "The PKK ceasefire means nothing for us," one senior Turkish security official told Reuters news agency. "The operations will continue without a break." |
| The government has furiously denied opposition suggestions it was involved in the Ankara bomb attacks itself. | The government has furiously denied opposition suggestions it was involved in the Ankara bomb attacks itself. |
| HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas accused the government of failing to fully investigate earlier attacks on political rallies. | HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas accused the government of failing to fully investigate earlier attacks on political rallies. |
| "The state which gets information about the bird that flies, and every flap of its wing, was not able to prevent a massacre in the heart of Ankara," he said. | "The state which gets information about the bird that flies, and every flap of its wing, was not able to prevent a massacre in the heart of Ankara," he said. |
| According to the HDP, the true death toll from Saturday is at least 128. | According to the HDP, the true death toll from Saturday is at least 128. |
| The Turkish authorities believe two suicide bombers struck at the rally on Saturday. | The Turkish authorities believe two suicide bombers struck at the rally on Saturday. |
| Two senior security officials who spoke to Reuters said the initial signs were that IS was to blame. | Two senior security officials who spoke to Reuters said the initial signs were that IS was to blame. |
| "All signs indicate that the attack may have been carried out by Isil [IS]," one of the unnamed sources said. "We are completely focused on Isil." | "All signs indicate that the attack may have been carried out by Isil [IS]," one of the unnamed sources said. "We are completely focused on Isil." |
| Funerals | Funerals |
| Three days of mourning began on Sunday. | Three days of mourning began on Sunday. |
| In Istanbul, hundreds of mourners at the funeral of one victim, Kubra Meltem Mollaoglu, chanted, "The killer government will be held accountable for its crimes!" | In Istanbul, hundreds of mourners at the funeral of one victim, Kubra Meltem Mollaoglu, chanted, "The killer government will be held accountable for its crimes!" |
| Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Ankara to remember the victims. | Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Ankara to remember the victims. |
| There was a clear sense of anger towards the government, with people blaming it for security failures, the BBC's Selin Girit reports. | There was a clear sense of anger towards the government, with people blaming it for security failures, the BBC's Selin Girit reports. |
| In the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir, police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse people protesting about the Ankara bombing. | In the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir, police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse people protesting about the Ankara bombing. |
| Outside Ankara's forensic morgue, families and friends of victims waited for the bodies of their loved ones. | Outside Ankara's forensic morgue, families and friends of victims waited for the bodies of their loved ones. |
| "Everyone came here to defend peace," Umit, whose sister died in the attack, told the AFP news agency. | "Everyone came here to defend peace," Umit, whose sister died in the attack, told the AFP news agency. |
| Another mourner outside the morgue, Havva, said: "Those who do not believe in brotherhood, those who don't believe in equality of the people of this country, are the ones who provoked what we saw yesterday in Ankara." | Another mourner outside the morgue, Havva, said: "Those who do not believe in brotherhood, those who don't believe in equality of the people of this country, are the ones who provoked what we saw yesterday in Ankara." |
| One of the victims has been identified as 70-year-old Meryem Bulut, a member of the Saturday Mothers group, who have protested about their missing sons since the 1990s. | One of the victims has been identified as 70-year-old Meryem Bulut, a member of the Saturday Mothers group, who have protested about their missing sons since the 1990s. |
| The victims | The victims |
| Turkey is mourning the deaths of at least 95 people. These are just a few of those who lost their lives, clockwise from top left: | Turkey is mourning the deaths of at least 95 people. These are just a few of those who lost their lives, clockwise from top left: |