10-10-2015, 05:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-10-2015, 08:02 PM by Peter Lemkin.)
Two suicide bombers [be are told] killed at least 86 in Ankara at a Peace Rally. Strangely, there were NO police [as is normal to de rigour] to be found in the area just before the bombs exploded. Seems as if they had been tipped off.....
The Peace Rally was for Peace with the PKK and Kurdish population, which is known to upset the current government. I smell a rat from the Turkish State.
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Two explosions at a road junction in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 86 people and injured nearly 200 others, the country's health minister said.
The first blast occurred at around 10:00am (0700 GMT), with the second following shortly after, during a peace rally organised by several leftist groups, including the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Authorities are exploring the possibility that the blasts may have been caused by two suicide bombers.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced three days of national mourning during a televised press conference on Saturday afternoon.
"We have to stand together against terrorism to defend our country," Davutoglu said, adding that the target of the attack was Turkish unity, democracy and stability.
"We are confident that there is no single citizen who doesn't share the deep sorrow for those who have lost their loved ones in these attacks."
No groups have claimed responsibility for the explosions.
A video on social media showed the moment of one explosion: young people were dancing and waving banners as a massive fireball erupts.
The explosions occurred near a train station where people were gathering for a peace march to protest against the conflict between the state and Kurdish fighters in southeast Turkey.
At a press conference in Ankara on Saturday afternoon, the Turkish health minister said that the death toll from the blasts had risen from 30 to 86, with 186 injured, including 28 who are in intensive care.
Video footage on social media showed several bodies lying on the ground, as survivors tried to attend to the wounded.
Faruk Bildirici, a Turkish journalist who was attending the rally, told Al Jazeera that he was only metres away from the blasts and there were only seconds between the two attacks.
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"Some people were crying and shouting out condemning the attack, some - particularly members of the Turkish Medical Association - were trying to help the wounded." he said.
"I have seen people using banners trying to cover dead bodies and striving to carry the wounded, again with large banners. There were no ambulances or police at the scene.
"This gathering was to deliver a message of peace, democracy and brotherhood in Turkey. This attack prevented people from delivering this message."
'Barbaric attack'
Demonstrators angered by the attack on their fellow activists shouted "police murderers!" at the scene of the blasts but were then dispersed as the security forces intervened.
The Peace Rally was for Peace with the PKK and Kurdish population, which is known to upset the current government. I smell a rat from the Turkish State.
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Two explosions at a road junction in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 86 people and injured nearly 200 others, the country's health minister said.
The first blast occurred at around 10:00am (0700 GMT), with the second following shortly after, during a peace rally organised by several leftist groups, including the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Authorities are exploring the possibility that the blasts may have been caused by two suicide bombers.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced three days of national mourning during a televised press conference on Saturday afternoon.
"We have to stand together against terrorism to defend our country," Davutoglu said, adding that the target of the attack was Turkish unity, democracy and stability.
"We are confident that there is no single citizen who doesn't share the deep sorrow for those who have lost their loved ones in these attacks."
No groups have claimed responsibility for the explosions.
A video on social media showed the moment of one explosion: young people were dancing and waving banners as a massive fireball erupts.
The explosions occurred near a train station where people were gathering for a peace march to protest against the conflict between the state and Kurdish fighters in southeast Turkey.
At a press conference in Ankara on Saturday afternoon, the Turkish health minister said that the death toll from the blasts had risen from 30 to 86, with 186 injured, including 28 who are in intensive care.
Video footage on social media showed several bodies lying on the ground, as survivors tried to attend to the wounded.
Faruk Bildirici, a Turkish journalist who was attending the rally, told Al Jazeera that he was only metres away from the blasts and there were only seconds between the two attacks.
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"Some people were crying and shouting out condemning the attack, some - particularly members of the Turkish Medical Association - were trying to help the wounded." he said.
"I have seen people using banners trying to cover dead bodies and striving to carry the wounded, again with large banners. There were no ambulances or police at the scene.
"This gathering was to deliver a message of peace, democracy and brotherhood in Turkey. This attack prevented people from delivering this message."
'Barbaric attack'
Demonstrators angered by the attack on their fellow activists shouted "police murderers!" at the scene of the blasts but were then dispersed as the security forces intervened.
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