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Suspect identified over Turkey suicide bomb attack

A suspect has been identified after a suicide bomb attack in Turkey killed at least 32 people, the country's Prime Minister has said.

The victims, mostly young students, had gathered in the mostly-Kurdish town of Suruc to make a statement to the local media regarding a trip they were planning to help rebuild the ravaged city of Kobani, Syria.

The PM added that the suspect was believed to have "clear" links to militant group Islamic State.

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Death toll of Turkey suicide bombing rises to 30

The death toll of a suspected suicide bombing near the Turkish border with Syria has risen to 30, officials have confirmed.

The victims, mainly young students, had gathered in the town of Suruc to make a statement to the local media regarding a trip they were planning to help rebuild the ravaged city of Kobani, Syria.

Forensic teams examine the scene of the blast in Turkey Credit: Reuters

The ruins of the city, populated heavily by Syrian Kurds and lying just south of the border with Turkey, have become a symbol of Kurdish resistance after becoming the extremist group's biggest defeat last year since seizing control over large swathes of Iraq and Syria.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the bombing was "clearly a terrorist attack", and said evidence suggests that Islamic State militants were responsible.

One official suggested it was a "retaliation for the Turkish government's efforts to fight terrorism".

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