IS main suspect in slaughter:Turkey

Kurdish opponents of president blame him for fatal attack on rally

IS main suspect in slaughter:Turkey

Turkey’s government says Islamic State was the prime suspect in suicide bombings that killed at least 97 people in Ankara, but opponents vented anger at president Tayyip Erdogan at funerals, universities, and courthouses.

Prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday’s bombing, the worst of its kind on Turkish soil, was intended to influence the outcome of November polls Erdogan hopes will restore the AK party he founded to an overall parliamentary majority. There is no question of postponing the vote, officials have said.

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