The Islamic State (IS) group is the prime suspect in
the Ankara bombings that killed nearly 100 on
Saturday, Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has said.
No group has said it carried out the attack, but the
government believes that two male suicide
bombers caused the explosions, hitting a peace
rally.
The official death toll is 97, but one of the main
groups at the march put the number of dead at 128.
The funerals of more of the victims are taking place
on Monday.
Saturday's twin explosions ripped through a crowd
of activists outside the main railway station in the
Turkish capital.
They were due to take part in a rally calling for an
end to the violence between Turkish government
forces and the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party
(PKK).
There is anger in Turkey that authorities were
unable to prevent such a major attack - and some
scepticism from opposition groups about the
government's claims.
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