Bombing at Turkish Peace Rally Kills 86, Injures Hundreds

A pro-Kurdish peace rally held in Ankara, Turkey was the victim of a bombing attack Saturday morning, as a pair of blasts killed at least 86 people and injured 186 more.

No groups or individuals have claimed responsibility for the attack on the rally. Turkish officials are investigating the attack as a possible suicide bombing. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the attacks as terrorism in a statement, saying, “No matter what its origin, aim or name, we are against any form of terrorist act or terrorist organisation.”

The first of the explosions was captured on video and posted to social media.

#Ankaradayız Emek, Barış ve Demokrasi Mitingindeki patlama anı videosu #dokuz8 / @meliketmbk pic.twitter.com/it3dodESKz

— dokuz8 (@dokuz8haber) October 10, 2015

And additional footage below:

[Image via screengrab]
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