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Hundreds gather in Turkey to remember victims of suicide blasts

Hundreds of people have gathered in central Ankara to remember the victims of twin suicide blasts that struck the Turkish capital one week ago.

The crowd stood in silence at 10.04am, the time the bombs went off on October 10, killing more than 100 people.

Islamic State is the focus of investigations into the twin suicide bombing, the country's prime minister has said.

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Hundreds remember victims of Turkey blasts

The crowd holds up placards bearing the names of the victims Credit: APTV

Hundreds of people have gathered in central Ankara to remember the victims of twin suicide blasts that struck the Turkish capital one week ago.

The crowd stood in silence at 10.04am, the time the bombs went off on October 10, killing more than 100 people.

Banner reading (Turkish): Credit: APTV

They held up signs bearing the names of the victims along with photographs and banners.

The bombings struck at the heart of the capital just weeks before Turkey holds a national election on November 1 following an inconclusive poll in June and after a summer of violence that has claimed hundreds of lives.

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