Saturday, October 10, 2015

Double suicide bombing in Turkish peace rally leaves 97 dead, more than 400 injured


Double suicide bombing in a pro-Kurdish peace rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara, has left behind at least 97 dead and up to 400 injured. The blast shook the ground at the road junction near the main train station in the center of the Turkish capital Ankara.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 10 October 2015.
The blast targeted the protesters who were holding hands and dancing together and the blast left dozens of innocent bystanders injured.
As revealed by Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu, 62 people were killed in the blast and a further 24 people have since died in hospital. The figure has continued to rise and the Turkish Medical Association claiming up to 97 people are dead and over 400 wounded.
Three days of mourning have been announced as the country grieved following one of the worst terror attacks in Europe.
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