Islamic State Blamed for the Turkish Ankara Bombings
Turkish Prime Minister,
Ahmet Davutoglu said that the Islamic State (IS) group is the prime suspect in
the Ankara bombings that killed nearly 100 on Saturday.
No group has said it
carried out the attack, but the government believes that two male suicide
bombers caused the explosions, hitting a peace rally. The official death toll
is 97 but rally organizers have put the figure at 128.
Funerals for more of
the victims were held on Monday, with some mourners expressing anger at the
government. Saturday's twin explosions ripped through a crowd of activists
outside the main railway station in the Turkish capital.
They were due to take
part in a rally calling for an end to the violence between Turkish government
forces and the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
There is anger in
Turkey that authorities were unable to prevent such a major attack - and some skepticism
from opposition groups about the government's claims.
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