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Mourners Gather at Turkish Capital

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After devastating suicide bombings

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Police used tear gas on Sunday to keep pro-Kurdish politicians and other mourners from laying flowers at the site of a devastating pair of bombings Saturday. Ninety-five people died after two bombs exploded near a train station in the Turkish capital of Ankara. No groups have taken responsibility for the blast, which injured more than 180 others during a pro-Kurdish peace rally. Officials told Reuters they are investigating claims that suicide bombers are responsible for the attack. Kurdish rebels or Islamic State militants are the likely perpetrators.

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