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Suruc massacre: Turkish student behind suicide bomb Suruc massacre: 'Turkish student' was suicide bomber
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The identity of the suicide bomber who killed 32 youth activists in the Turkish town of Suruc has been been confirmed, government officials say. A 20-year-old Turkish student has been identified as the suicide bomber who killed 32 youth activists in the town of Suruc on Monday, officials say.
DNA tests revealed the attacker was a 20-year-old Turkish student, named by local media as Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz. The attacker, named by local media as Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz, was an ethnic Kurd from Turkey's south-eastern province of Adiyaman and reportedly had links to Islamic State (IS) militants.
He came from the south-eastern province of Adiyaman and was reportedly linked to Islamic State (IS) militants. Meanwhile, Kurdish militants say they killed two Turkish police officers.
Meanwhile, two Turkish police officers have been found dead in the town of Ceylanpinar near the Syrian border. The PKK said it was in revenge for the deaths in Suruc, a mainly Kurdish town.
The officers were found with bullet wounds in the house they shared in the town, which is in the same province as Suruc. Turkish officials have blamed the Suruc attack on IS. But many in Turkey feel the government has not done enough to support the Kurds in their fight to combat the threat of IS militants across the border in Syria - something denied by Ankara.
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has claimed responsibility for the killings, saying it was in revenge for the massacre in Suruc and accusing the police officers of collaborating with IS. There were rallies in cities across the country on Tuesday, with people condemning the attack and protesting at the government's policies on Syria.
At least one of the officers worked for an anti-terrorism task force, the AA news agency said. Access to Twitter was briefly blocked on Wednesday after a court banned the publication of images from the massacre in Suruc.
Regional governor Izzetin Kucuk earlier said it was not yet clear "if there is a terrorist link". But some critics have accused the government of trying to stop Twitter users from continuing to organise further protests.
'He went abroad' Turkish authorities said DNA tests had confirmed that the Suruc bomber was a 20-year-old man of Kurdish origin born in Adiyaman.
Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz's mother told the newspaper Radikal (in Turkish) that her son was a former student at Adiyaman university who had gone "abroad" six months ago with his brother.
"I don't know what they were doing abroad, they never said. They were just telling me they were fine," Semure Alagoz said.
A senior Turkish official told Reuters that he believed the bomber, who he did not name, had travelled to Syria last year with the help of a group linked to IS militants.
Monday's suicide bombing claimed 32 lives and injured 100 others, making it one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years.Monday's suicide bombing claimed 32 lives and injured 100 others, making it one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years.
The activists were mainly university students, who were holding a news conference when an explosion ripped through the Amara Cultural Centre.The activists were mainly university students, who were holding a news conference when an explosion ripped through the Amara Cultural Centre.
They had been planning to travel to Syria to help rebuild the town of Kobane. The youngest victim was Okan Pirinc, who was 18, according to the Turkish media.They had been planning to travel to Syria to help rebuild the town of Kobane. The youngest victim was Okan Pirinc, who was 18, according to the Turkish media.
Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz's mother told the newspaper Radikal (in Turkish), that her son had gone "abroad" six months ago and returned 10 days ago. On Wednesday, two Turkish police officers were found shot dead in their home in the town of Ceylanpinar, which is in the same province of Suruc and close to the Syrian border.
A senior Turkish official told Reuters that he believed the bomber, who he did not name, had travelled to Syria last year with the help of a group linked to IS militants. The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the killings, saying it was in revenge for the massacre in Suruc and accusing the police officers of collaborating with IS.
There were rallies in cities across the country on Tuesday, with people condemning the attack and protesting at the government's policies on Syria.
Many feel Ankara has not done enough to combat the threat of Islamic State militants.
But Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the country's leaders were committed to beating the group.
In a tweet, using the Arabic acronym for IS, he said: "I declare it to our esteemed nation and the entire world once again: Daesh and similar terrorist organisations will never achieve their target."
He is due to chair a cabinet meeting on Wednesday aimed at improving security on Turkey's border with Syria.