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| Turkey attack: Border security to increase, says PM | Turkey attack: Border security to increase, says PM |
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| Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has promised to boost security along the country's border with Syria, after 30 people were killed by a bomb in the town of Suruc. | Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has promised to boost security along the country's border with Syria, after 30 people were killed by a bomb in the town of Suruc. |
| Investigators think the blast was caused by a female suicide bomber from the Islamic State group. | Investigators think the blast was caused by a female suicide bomber from the Islamic State group. |
| Correspondents say Turkey is cracking down on the militants, after previously being accused of ignoring them. | Correspondents say Turkey is cracking down on the militants, after previously being accused of ignoring them. |
| But the blast triggered violent protest in Istanbul, with police using water cannon, teargas and rubber bullets. | But the blast triggered violent protest in Istanbul, with police using water cannon, teargas and rubber bullets. |
| Monday's bomb hit a group of youth activists planning to cross into Syria to help rebuild the town of Kobane. | Monday's bomb hit a group of youth activists planning to cross into Syria to help rebuild the town of Kobane. |
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| A video shows the group holding a news conference to discuss their plans, when an explosion rips through the young people - mostly of university age - gathered in the grounds of a cultural centre. | A video shows the group holding a news conference to discuss their plans, when an explosion rips through the young people - mostly of university age - gathered in the grounds of a cultural centre. |
| They had been chanting slogans and were holding a large banner with the words "We defended it together, we are building it together." | They had been chanting slogans and were holding a large banner with the words "We defended it together, we are building it together." |
| Kobane is just across the border from Suruc and has been the site of fierce fighting between IS and Kurdish fighters. | Kobane is just across the border from Suruc and has been the site of fierce fighting between IS and Kurdish fighters. |
| It was retaken by the Kurds in January. Suruc houses many refugees who have fled the fighting in Kobane. | It was retaken by the Kurds in January. Suruc houses many refugees who have fled the fighting in Kobane. |
| Kobane: Inside the town devastated by fight against IS | Kobane: Inside the town devastated by fight against IS |
| The attack took place just before noon local time (09:00 GMT). Around a hundred people were injured. | The attack took place just before noon local time (09:00 GMT). Around a hundred people were injured. |
| Mr Davutoglu said initial findings suggested it was the work of IS. | Mr Davutoglu said initial findings suggested it was the work of IS. |
| "Turkey has taken and will continue to take all necessary measures against Islamic State," Mr Davutoglu told a news conference in Ankara. | "Turkey has taken and will continue to take all necessary measures against Islamic State," Mr Davutoglu told a news conference in Ankara. |
| "We are face to face with a terrorism incident. We have the willpower to find and certainly punish those who are responsible." | "We are face to face with a terrorism incident. We have the willpower to find and certainly punish those who are responsible." |
| "Measures on our border with Syria... will be increased," he added. | "Measures on our border with Syria... will be increased," he added. |
| BBC Middle East correspondent Jim Muir says Turkey has been widely accused of turning a blind eye to IS activities, but recently it has been cracking down harder on the militants and this may be one reason for the attack. | BBC Middle East correspondent Jim Muir says Turkey has been widely accused of turning a blind eye to IS activities, but recently it has been cracking down harder on the militants and this may be one reason for the attack. |
| Authorities are likely to target militants within Turkey itself in response to this attack, our correspondent says, and this could in turn lead to further retaliatory attacks. | Authorities are likely to target militants within Turkey itself in response to this attack, our correspondent says, and this could in turn lead to further retaliatory attacks. |
| Protests turn violent | Protests turn violent |
| There were large scale demonstrations in cities across the country. | There were large scale demonstrations in cities across the country. |
| Protests in Istanbul and Ankara turned violent as police clashed with protesters. | Protests in Istanbul and Ankara turned violent as police clashed with protesters. |
| A witness told the Reuters news agency that hundreds of protesters in Istanbul chanted slogans accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of collaboration with IS. | A witness told the Reuters news agency that hundreds of protesters in Istanbul chanted slogans accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of collaboration with IS. |
| Earlier in the day, the president condemned the attack. | Earlier in the day, the president condemned the attack. |
| "On behalf of my people, I curse and condemn the perpetrators of this brutality," he said while visiting Cyprus. "Terror must be condemned no matter where it comes from." | "On behalf of my people, I curse and condemn the perpetrators of this brutality," he said while visiting Cyprus. "Terror must be condemned no matter where it comes from." |
| A spokesman for the White House condemned the attack and expressed "solidarity with the Turkish government and the Turkish people". | A spokesman for the White House condemned the attack and expressed "solidarity with the Turkish government and the Turkish people". |
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