30 killed as suicide bomb rocks Turkish city

An explosion rocked the Turkish city of Suruc near the Syrian border, killing 30 people and wounding nearly 100 others in what Turkish authorities said appeared to be an Islamic State-inspired suicide bombing.

The mid-day explosion took place at a cultural centre in Suruc as a political group, the Federation of Socialist Youths, was wrapping up a news conference on plans to rebuild the Syrian city of Kobani, a witness said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but one senior government official said Turkey suspected IS was behind the blast in its southeastern city.