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Deadly blast hits Suruc in southern Turkey | Deadly blast hits Suruc in southern Turkey |
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An explosion has killed at least 10 people at a cultural centre in the southern Turkish town of Suruc near the Syrian border, local media say. | An explosion has killed at least 10 people at a cultural centre in the southern Turkish town of Suruc near the Syrian border, local media say. |
They say at least 20 were wounded in the blast in the garden of the Amara Cultural Centre close to the Syrian town of Kobane. | |
About 300 delegates from youth associations were reportedly staying at the centre. | |
Suruc has housed refugees fleeing the fighting in Kobane in recent months. | |
Kobane has been a battleground between militants from the Islamic State (IS) group and Kurdish fighters since September last year, when IS overran the town, forcing most of its residents to flee into Turkey. |