Turkey in mourning after blasts kill more than 100

Thousands of people have gathered in the centre of Turkey’s capital, Ankara, to pay tribute to the victims of bomb blasts which killed more than 100 people. Brief scuffles broke out between the crowd and the police after some mourners tried to lay carnations at the site of the bombings. The pro-Kurdish HDP party, which […]

Thousands of people have gathered in the centre of Turkey’s capital, Ankara, to pay tribute to the victims of bomb blasts which killed more than 100 people.
Brief scuffles broke out between the crowd and the police after some mourners tried to lay carnations at the site of the bombings.
The pro-Kurdish HDP party, which organised Saturday’s rally, said 128 people were killed in the attacks.
Protesters have blamed the government for security failures around the rally.
The government has rejected suggestions that it was to blame for the bombing.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said there was evidence that two suicide bombers had carried out the attack. Turkey declared three days of mourning after Saturday’s attack, the deadliest ever in the country.
The attack, at a peace rally, left 245 people injured, with 48 of them in a serious condition.
TV footage showed scenes of panic and people lying on the ground covered in blood, amid protest banners.
Turkey is targeting Islamic State in investigations of the bombing, officials said on Sunday. The government however said there would be no postponement of November polls.