ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 10 (UPI) — At least 30 are dead and more than 100 injured in two bomb blasts in Turkey’s capital Ankara, possibly in a terrorist attack.
The explosions happened seconds apart near Ankara’s main train station as hundreds were preparing for a lunchtime peace rally in Sihhiye Square organized by the Confederation of Public Sector Trades’ Unions. The rally was to call for the end to conflict between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and the Turkish state.
The attacks happened ahead of a re-election on Nov. 1 after a failed vote to elect a single-party government. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, as well as other ministers, was being briefed on the incident. Davutoglu canceled his next few days of campaigning and will hold an emergency meeting with the country’s security heads.
Leaders of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party Peoples’ Democratic Party blamed the state for the attack. No one has taken responsibility for the bombings.
Ankara’s chief public prosecutor said five prosecutors have been assigned to the case.
Turkey recently joined the U.S.-led coalition attack against the Islamic State, allowing the U.S. to launch air strikes from the Incirlik Air Base.
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