• An injured person is carried away following a blast at a peace rally in Ankara. At least 30 people were feared dead in twin explosions in Turkey’s capital Ankara, targeting activists gathering for a peace rally organised by leftist and pro-Kurdish groups. Adem Altan / AFP photo
    An injured person is carried away following a blast at a peace rally in Ankara. At least 30 people were feared dead in twin explosions in Turkey’s capital Ankara, targeting activists gathering for a peace rally organised by leftist and pro-Kurdish groups. Adem Altan / AFP photo
  • A woman reacts following an explosion at the main train station in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Adem Altan / AFP photo
    A woman reacts following an explosion at the main train station in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Adem Altan / AFP photo
  • A woman is helped following an explosion at the main train station in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Adem Altan / AFP photo
    A woman is helped following an explosion at the main train station in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Adem Altan / AFP photo
  • Bodies of victims are covered with flags and banners as a police officer secure the area after an explosion in Ankara, Turkey. Two bomb explosions apparently targeting a peace rally in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Saturday has killed many people a news agency and witnesses said. The explosions occurred minutes apart near Ankara’s train station as people gathered for the rally organised by the country’s public sector workers’ trade union. Burhan Ozbilici / AP photo
    Bodies of victims are covered with flags and banners as a police officer secure the area after an explosion in Ankara, Turkey. Two bomb explosions apparently targeting a peace rally in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Saturday has killed many people a news agency and witnesses said. The explosions occurred minutes apart near Ankara’s train station as people gathered for the rally organised by the country’s public sector workers’ trade union. Burhan Ozbilici / AP photo
  • An injured person is comforted as she lies on a rally banner following an explosion at the main train station in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Adem Altan / AFP photo
    An injured person is comforted as she lies on a rally banner following an explosion at the main train station in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Adem Altan / AFP photo

Bomb blasts hit peace rally in Turkish capital of Ankara — in pictures


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At least 30 people were feared dead in twin explosions in Turkey’s capital Ankara, targeting activists gathering for a peace rally organised by leftist and pro-Kurdish groups.