At least 30 dead and 120 injured in Ankara explosion. PHOTOS

Hundreds of people had gathered for a peace rally in Ankara when two bombs exploded in the crowd at 10 a.m.

At least 30 dead and 120 injured have been reported as twin blasts stroke Turkish capital, Censor.NET writes citing Ria-Novosti.

The blasts took place near the city's central train station. The target appears to have been a march, organized by leftists groups, calling for an end to the violence with the Kurdish separatist group, the PKK.

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Government officials say the blasts were a terrorist attack and are investigating reports that a suicide bomber was behind at least one of the explosions. The leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party has blamed the state for the attack, and cancelled all election rallies.