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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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Students among dead in suspected IS suicide bombing

The self-proclaimed Islamic State is believed to be behind a suicide bombing in southern Turkey which has left around 30 people dead.

The victims, mostly students, had gathered just six miles from the border with Syria to announce a plan to help rebuild the city of Kobani.

Video footage has now emerged which appears to show the moment the bomber struck, and the devastating aftermath, where newspapers were placed to protect the bodies of those killed.

ITV News Middle East correspondent Geraint Vincent reports:

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