Turks block access to Twitter over blast images

Turkey briefly blocked access to Twitter to prevent images of a devastating bomb attack in the country from being broadcast – and, according to reports, to stop calls for protests against the government.

A government official said Turkey had asked Twitter to remove 107 URLs with images of the aftermath of the bombing in Suruc, on the border with Syria, on Monday which killed 32 people and wounded scores more.

Twitter had removed about 50 of the URLs before it was blocked, but access was restored a few hours later.