At least 20 were killed, the agency said.
Broadcaster NTV also reported from the field that at least 10 people were killed.
- The blasts were at the two sides of the exit of the main train station in the city, where the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) supporters were gathering, they said.
The cause of the blasts was not immediately clear.
Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported that it could be a suicide bomber, as eye witnesses said human flesh was all over the scene.
Blasts occurred ahead of a planned "peace" march organized by labor unions and a number of NGOs to protest against the conflict between the state and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeast Turkey.
Organizers have cancelled the meeting, calling on participants from other cities to return.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will meet with with Deputy PM Yalçın Akdoğan, Health Minister Mehmet Müezzionğlu, Interior Minister Selami Altınok, the police chief, the intel chief and Ankara Mayor at noon in Ankara, CNNTürk reported.
The police emptied the scene to avoid more casualties in any possible third attack.
Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaorğlu said Turkey does not deserve this, also announcing that his party has cancelled all events today.
The party is ready to lend any support to end terrorism, he said. "We are ready with all our power," he said.
"We have to spent joint efforts," he said.
CHP Deputy Leader Gürsel Tekin said a number of lawmakers from his party were planning to attend the meeting to lend support for the call for peace. Musa Kart, one of those deputies, shared the photo of an iron shot on the social media, saying that such pieces dropped from the air.
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Two explosions have hit a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara, causing multiple casualties, reports say...
ReplyDeleteTurkish news agency Dogan said that at least 20 people have been killed. TV footage shows scenes of panic and people lying on the ground covered in blood, amid protest banners.
The blasts took place near the city's central train station.
The target appears to have been a march calling for an end to the violence with the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is being briefed by the interior and health ministers, state news agency Anadolu says.
Government officials say the blasts were a terrorist attack and are investigating reports that a suicide bomber was behind at least one of the explosions.
The leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party has blamed the state for the attack, and cancelled all election rallies...........BBC
Double explosion meurtrière à Ankara lors d'une manifestation pour la paix...
ReplyDeleteAu moins 30 personnes ont été tuées et une centaine blessées samedi à Ankara, dans des explosions que les autorités turques qualifient de terroristes. Les déflagrations se sont produites lors d'une manifestation pacifiste.
Deux explosions se sont produites, samedi 10 octobre, à proximité de la gare d'Ankara, la capitale de la Turquie, faisant de nombreuses victimes. Il y aurait au moins 30 morts et 126 blessés selon le ministère turc de l'Intérieur.
Cette double explosion est probablement due à une attaque "terroriste", a indiqué à l’AFP un responsable gouvernemental sous couvert d’anonymat. Néanmoins, l'origine de ces explosions demeure pour l’instant inconnue...............http://www.france24.com/fr/20151010-turquie-explosion-pres-gare-ankara-nombreuses-victimes-dont-morts
Bei einem Terroranschlag auf eine regierungskritische Friedensdemonstration in der türkischen Hauptstadt Ankara sind zahlreiche Menschen ums Leben gekommen.....
ReplyDeleteDas Innenministerium sprach von mindestens 30 Toten und 126 Verletzten. "Wir verurteilen diesen abscheulichen Angriff auf das Schärfste."
Der Ko-Vorsitzende der prokurdischen Partei HDP, Selahattin Demirtas, sprach von einem "barbarischen Angriff". Demirtas sagte nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur DHA, es habe sich um ein "großes Massaker" gehandelt. Demirtas teilte auf Twitter mit: "Diejenigen, die Frieden wollen, werden ermordet." Die HDP und andere regierungskritische Gruppen hatten zur Teilnahme an der Demonstration aufgerufen.
Laut Innenministerium war es um 10.04 Uhr (Ortszeit/09.04 MESZ)vor dem Hauptbahnhof in Ankara zu mindestens zwei Explosionen gekommen. Teilnehmer der Demonstration waren dazu aufgerufen gewesen, sich ab 10.00 Uhr am Bahnhof zu versammeln. Die Demonstration sollte um 12.00 Uhr beginnen. Regierungskreise sagten, es werde Berichten nachgegangen, dass es sich um einen Selbstmordanschlag gehandelt habe............diepresse.com
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is chairing an emergency security meeting Saturday over the bombing of peace protestors in Ankara...
ReplyDeleteThe meeting began at 12:00 p.m. local time (0900GMT) at the prime minister’s office, according to prime ministry sources.
Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan, Interior Minister Selami Altinok, Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu, Intelligence chief Hakan Fidan, General Director of Turkish National Police Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz and Ankara governor Mehmet Kiliclar are attending.
The blast near Ankara’s main train station killed dozens of people and injured more than a hundred, according to the interior ministry......http://www.aa.com.tr/en/guncel/emergency-ministerial-meeting-over-ankara-blasts/437387
Two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 86 people and injured 186, according to officials...
ReplyDeleteTV footage showed scenes of panic and people lying on the ground covered in blood, amid protest banners.
The blasts took place near the city's central train station as people gathered for a march organised by leftist groups.
Turkey's president condemned the attacks as "terrorist acts".
Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced what he called "this loathsome attack that targeted our unity and our togetherness".
Government officials are investigating reports that a suicide bomber was behind at least one of the explosions...............BBC