Protesters in Istanbul blamed the government for a suspected ISIS suicide bombing in southeastern Turkey.
10 Photos
1.
Forensic investigators work at the site of a suicide bombing on July 20,
2015 in the Turkish town of Suruc near the border with Syria.
The midday explosion happened at a cultural center
in Suruc as a political group, the Federation of Socialist Youths, was
wrapping up a news conference on plans to rebuild the Syrian city of
Kobani, a witness said.
Ilyas Akengin / AFP - Getty Images
2. A
young man wounded in the explosion sits on the ground. Turkish
authorities said the attack appeared to be an ISIS-inspired suicide
bombing, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the
blast. Zeki Yavuzak / AP
3. Forensic investigators search for evidence after the explosion.
Suruc, in southeastern Turkey, is just across the border from
Kobani, the scene of fierce battles between Kurdish groups and the
Islamic State group that lasted from last year into early this year. Ilyas Akengin / AFP - Getty Images
4. People aid a youth wounded in the explosion. Zeki Yavuzak / AP
5. Protesters in Istanbul on July 20 denounce the deaths of dozens of people in the the explosion in southeastern Turkey. Emrah Gurel / AP
6. Protesters hold a banner that reads "Islamic State will lose, our people will win" on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. Ozan Kose / AFP - Getty Images
7. A
protester in Istanbul holds a sign that reads "Government massacre in
Suruc." Turkey's Kurds have been enraged by what they see as Ankara's
failure to do more to stop ISIS. Ozan Kose / AFP - Getty Images
8. A protester shoots fireworks at riot police in Istanbul.
Police in Istanbul fired teargas and water cannons when a
demonstration by protesters blaming the government for a suspected ISIS
suicide bombing turned violent. Yasin Akgul / AFP - Getty Images
9. A couple reacts to tear gas used by riot police to disperse demonstrators in central Istanbul.. Stringer/turkey / Reuters
10. People carry coffins of victims of the Suruc suicide bombing through the streets of Gaziantep, Turkey. Bulent Kilic / AFP - Getty Images