In an interview with private broadcaster NTV, Davutoglu said: “We are close to a name, which points a finger at an organization.”
Saturday’s blasts have shaken Turkey as the country faces a general election re-run in three weeks, military operations in the southeast and the ongoing civil war on its southern border in Syria. The attack targeted left-wing and pro-Kurdish protestors who had gathered for a peace rally.
Davutoglu declined to identify the organization behind the blasts while the investigation was ongoing but said the focus was on Daesh, who were linked to the Suruc bombing in July that killed 33 pro-Kurdish activists.
The prime minister said a large amount of evidence had been gathered over the past 48 hours. Addressing concerns about the level of security for Saturday’s rally, he said the “necessary steps” would be taken if there was any “weakness and negligence” but he went on to deny there had been any holes in security arrangements for the protest. www.aa.com.tr
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Turkey Says Two Male Suicide Bombers behind Ankara Blasts...
ReplyDeleteTwo male suicide bombers carried out the devastating twin bombings this weekend in Ankara, the office of the Turkish prime minister said Sunday, as the toll rose to 97 dead.
"Work is continuing to identify the corpses of the two male terrorists who carried out the suicide bombings" on Saturday, the office of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in a statement.
It said that the attack, the deadliest in the history of modern Turkey, had claimed the lives of 97 people, raising slightly the previous toll of 95.
Of those killed 92 have been identified and work is continuing to identify the five others, it added.
The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has claimed the toll is far higher at 128 but this has not been confirmed by the authorities.
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NATO Secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg Monday urged Turkey to be "proportionate" in the way it responds to terrorist attacks, even though it has suffered from crises in the Middle East more than any other NATO member...
ReplyDeleteSpeaking in Norway after a twin suicide bombing in the Turkish capital killed at least 97 people, Stoltenberg said: "They (Turkey) have seen several terrorist attacks. They have the right to defend themselves, but I of course expect Turkey to be proportionate in the way they respond."
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Turkish PM blames Ankara bombing on Islamic State...
ReplyDeleteThe Islamic State (IS) group is the prime suspect in the Ankara bombings that killed nearly 100 on Saturday, Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has said.
No group has said it carried out the attack, but the government believes that two male suicide bombers caused the explosions, hitting a peace rally.
The official death toll is 97, but one of the main groups at the march put the number of dead at 128.
The funerals of more of the victims are taking place on Monday....BBC
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