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At Least 86 Killed In Twin Bombings In Turky Near Train Station by Earthwide: 4:29pm On Oct 10, 2015
(CNN) -- In an address to the nation, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called for three days of national mourning after Saturday's deadly bombing in Ankara. Davutoglu said that two suicide bombers were responsible for the attack, which officials said killed at least 86 people and injured 186. He called for the country to fight terrorism. "This is an attack that does not target a specific group; it is an attack on the entire nation and an attack on our unity. Turkey is a country that has managed to maintain peace in the region," he said.

[Original story published at 10:50 a.m. ET]

Two powerful bombs exploded near the main train station in Ankara on Saturday morning, targeting a peace rally and causing carnarge, killing at least 86 people and injuring 186 others in the deadliest attack in the Turkish capital in recent memory.

The explosion, which caused chaos and bloodshed, took place during a peace march involving, among others, the pro-Kurdish HDP, or People's Democratic Party.

The casualties, reported by the interior ministry, consisted primarliy of people gatherrf outside the main train station to attend a lunchtime demonstration to call for an end to the renewed conflict between the Kurdish PKK organizationa nd the Turkish government.

About 14,000 people were in the area.

The attack also came before national elections scheduled for November 1.

A video on social media showed a ring of young people dancing and singing before an orange blast erupted in the background.

Following the attack, for which no group has claimed responsibility, bodies lay in front of the station on Hipodrum Street and paramedics tended to the injured as a police helicopter circled overhead.

Video showed bodies strewn on sidewalks, with injured people lying on the ground with bystanders trying desperately to help them.

Protest banners and flags littered the ground. Members of the public helped carry the injured to ambulances and buses to take them to hospital.

The blasts were so powerful they shook high-rise office buildings at some distance. The death toll is expected to climb.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/10/middleeast/turkey-ankara-bomb-blast/index.html
Re: At Least 86 Killed In Twin Bombings In Turky Near Train Station by Orjioorji(f): 4:35pm On Oct 10, 2015
Islam is responsible for it, religion piss and shit.

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