As many as 128 people died in Turkey Saturday when nearly simultaneous explosions ripped through a pro-peace rally in the country's capital of Ankara. More than 245 people were injured. The bombs exploded just as a large group of Kurdish groups, trade unions, and leftist organizations were preparing to begin a march to protest the resumption of fighting between the Turkish state and Kurdish militants. Earlier today, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed ISIL for carrying out the attack. But march organizers have accused the government of failing to prevent it.

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