Turkey mourns 95 killed in worst ever attack

Turkey on Sunday mourned the killing of at least 95 people in twin suspected suicide bombings on a peace rally in Ankara, its worst ever attack that raised fears for the country’s stability, reports AFP from Ankara.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declared three days of national mourning, with flags flying at half mast across the country, as questions grew over who might have planned such an attack.
Saturday’s bombings intensified tensions in Turkey ahead of snap elections on November 1 and as the government wages a relentless offensive against Kurdish militants.
“A bomb into our hearts,” read the headline in Hurriyet daily. “The deeply outraged public is waiting to find out who is behind the incident,” it added. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the “heinous” attack in a statement and cancelled a visit to Turkmenistan. But he has yet to speak in public after the bombings.
A demonstration was expected later in Ankara to protest the violence after a rally in Istanbul late Saturday evening mobilised an estimated 10,000 people.
The premier’s office said that 95 people were killed when the bombs exploded just after 10:00 am (0700 GMT) as leftist and pro-Kurdish activists gathered for a peace rally outside Ankara’s train station.

Turkey mourns 95 killed in worst ever attack

Turkey on Sunday mourned the killing of at least 95 people in twin suspected suicide bombings on a peace rally in Ankara, its worst ever attack that raised fears for the countrys stability, reports AFP from Ankara. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declared three days of national mourning, with flags flying at half mast across the country, as questions grew over who might have planned such an attack. Saturdays bombings intensified tensions in Turkey ahead of snap elections on November 1 and as the government wages a relentless offensive against Kurdish militants. A bomb into our hearts, read the headline in Hurriyet daily. The deeply outraged public is waiting to find out who is behind the incident, it added. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the heinous attack in a statement and cancelled a visit to Turkmenistan. But he has yet to speak in public after the bombings. A demonstration was expected later in Ankara to protest the violence after a rally in Istanbul late Saturday evening mobilised an estimated 10,000 people. The premiers office said that 95 people were killed when the bombs exploded just after 10:00 am (0700 GMT) as leftist and pro-Kurdish activists gathered for a peace rally outside Ankaras train station.