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10 killed in blast in Turkey near Syria border

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Update: 2015-07-20 07:06:00
10 killed in blast in Turkey near Syria border Photo Courtesy: hurriyetdailynews.com

DHAKA: An explosion has killed at least 10 in a municipal culture center in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa’s Suruç district, as scores of people have been hospitalized.

There is speculation that the blast was caused by a suicide bomber from the Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria.

At least 300 members of the Federation of Socialist Youth Associations (SGDF) were staying at the Amara Culture Center as part of a summer expedition to help rebuild Kobane, which lies directly across the border from Suruç.

The culture center, which is run by the Suruç Municipality under the control of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), frequently hosts visiting journalists and volunteers who work with refugees from Kobane.

The hashtag #SuruçtaKatliamVar (There is a massacre in Suruç) entered the worldwide trending topics list on Twitter soon after the explosion.

Kadir Ergün, an eyewitness, told CNNTürk that he was 100 meters away from the explosion. ‘It is hard to describe it with words. Blood donations are urgently needed. The people of Suruç are now called to donate blood,’ he added.

‘If it is Daesh [ISIL], it will not stay in Suruç. Very soon we could end up like Syria,’ said Muhsin Kızılkaya, a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), reports Hurriyet Daily News.

BDST: 1707 HRS, JULY 20, 2015
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