Reuters: Bombs kill 95 at pro-Kurdish rally in Turkish capital
At least 95 people were killed when two suspected suicide bombers struck a rally of pro-Kurdish and labor activists outside Ankara's main train station just weeks before elections, in the worst attack of its kind on Turkish soil.
Bodies covered by flags and banners, including those of the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), lay scattered on the road among bloodstains and body parts. The HDP blamed the government which, it said, had blood on its hands.
Footage screened by broadcaster CNN Turk showed a line of young men and women holding hands and dancing, and then flinching as a large explosion flashed behind them, engulfing people carrying HDP and leftist party banners.
More News On Saturday's Terror Bomb Attack In Ankara, Turkey
At least 95 killed in twin blast in Turkey's Ankara ahead of peace rally -- Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey mourns 95 dead in twin Ankara blasts -- AFP
Suicide bombings kill 95 people at Ankara peace rally -- AP
Turkish Capital Ankara Hit by Explosions, Killing at Least 95 -- WSJ
Nearly 100 dead as Ankara peace rally rocked by blasts -- Al Jazeera
Turkey enters mourning after Ankara blasts killed almost 100 -- BBC
Ankara terrorist attack: What does it mean for Turkey? -- Tim Lister, CNN
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