Dozens Dead Following Two Explosions in Central Ankara

Local media in Turkey report two explosions in the center of the capital on Saturday, October 10. According to the Associated Press, the Turkish Ministry of Interior has announced that the number of fatalities from this incident is '30 dead' and the number of injured is '126 people.' CNN reports at least one strong bomb explosion in this incident. Reuters, citing the local Dogan news agency, reports that the explosion occurred near the central train station in Ankara. Reuters also cites one of its reporters in the city, stating that at least 15 bodies have been covered with the Turkish flag at the scene of the incident. Meanwhile, the Turkish CNN network reports that these explosions occurred at a 'peace march' protesting the conflict between the Turkish government and the PKK forces in the southeastern part of the country. The French news agency describes this peace march as 'anti-government' and states that it was organized by leftist Turkish groups. Local NTv television also reports that 'about one hundred people' have been injured due to these explosions. Since the beginning of the new round of conflicts between the Turkish government and the PKK group, about 150 Turkish soldiers have been killed, while the PKK has lost about 1,100 of its members. A two-year ceasefire between the Turkish army and the PKK militia was broken following an explosion at a gathering of young people in the city of Suruç in southern Turkey, near the city of Kobani in Syria, in July 2015, which left at least 36 dead.