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| Ankara bombing: One of two suicide bombers in deadly attack was a woman, Turkey claims | Ankara bombing: One of two suicide bombers in deadly attack was a woman, Turkey claims |
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| One of the two suicide bombers thought to be responsible for the Ankara attack in which 37 people were killed was a woman. | |
| Evidence has been obtained that she joined the PKK militant group in 2013, Turkish security officials told Reuters. | Evidence has been obtained that she joined the PKK militant group in 2013, Turkish security officials told Reuters. |
| She was born in 1992 and from the eastern Turkish city of Kars, they said. | She was born in 1992 and from the eastern Turkish city of Kars, they said. |
| The government has said it expects to officially identify the organisation behind the attack later on Monday. | The government has said it expects to officially identify the organisation behind the attack later on Monday. |
| On Monday, Turkey's military carried out air strikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq hours after the attack. | On Monday, Turkey's military carried out air strikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq hours after the attack. |
| The state-run Anadolu news agency said nine F-16s and two F-4 jets raided 18 positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK in the northern Iraq, including the Qandil mountains where the group's leadership is based. | The state-run Anadolu news agency said nine F-16s and two F-4 jets raided 18 positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK in the northern Iraq, including the Qandil mountains where the group's leadership is based. |
| Police detained dozens of suspected Kurdish militants in a southern Turkish city on Monday. | Police detained dozens of suspected Kurdish militants in a southern Turkish city on Monday. |
| The attacks following the bombing in the Turkish capital on Sunday in which 37 people were killed and at leas 125 injured. | The attacks following the bombing in the Turkish capital on Sunday in which 37 people were killed and at leas 125 injured. |
| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to bring "terrorism to its knees" in response. | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to bring "terrorism to its knees" in response. |
| A senior government official said authorities believe Sunday's attack was carried out by two bombers - one of them a woman - and was the work of Kurdish militants. | A senior government official said authorities believe Sunday's attack was carried out by two bombers - one of them a woman - and was the work of Kurdish militants. |
| It is the second attack blamed on Kurdish militants in the past month. | It is the second attack blamed on Kurdish militants in the past month. |
| "Our people should not worry, the struggle against terrorism will for certain end in success," President Erdogan said. | "Our people should not worry, the struggle against terrorism will for certain end in success," President Erdogan said. |
| Turkey's prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu postponed a visit to Jordan following the deadly bombing. | Turkey's prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu postponed a visit to Jordan following the deadly bombing. |
| Interior minister Efkan Ala said Sunday's attack would not deter the country from its fight against terrorism. | Interior minister Efkan Ala said Sunday's attack would not deter the country from its fight against terrorism. |
| British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "appalled" by the atrocity, tweeting: "My thoughts are with all those affected." | British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "appalled" by the atrocity, tweeting: "My thoughts are with all those affected." |
| US State Department spokesman John Kirby said: "We reaffirm our strong partnership with our Nato ally Turkey in combating the shared threat of terrorism." | US State Department spokesman John Kirby said: "We reaffirm our strong partnership with our Nato ally Turkey in combating the shared threat of terrorism." |
| Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said: "There can be no justification of such heinous acts of violence." | Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said: "There can be no justification of such heinous acts of violence." |