Ankara explosions: 30 killed, 126 hurt before rally in Turkish capital
Thirty people were killed in explosions Saturday outside the main train station in the Turkish capital Ankara where protesters were gathering for a march, the interior ministry said.
Graphic pictures from the scene showed several bodies covered by flags and placards, with bloodstains visible and body parts scattered in the road. One hundred and twenty-six people were hurt, the ministry said, according to NBCNews.com.
One local reporter said hospitals in the area had appealed for blood donors as they treated a number of seriously wounded patients.
The blasts came ahead of a planned political rally by labor unions and aid groups protesting the country's conflict with Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey.
Footage showed a line of young men and women holding hands and dancing, and then flinching as a large explosion flashed behind them, where people were gathered carrying pro-Kurdish HDP and leftist party banners.