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Toll from twin Ankara blasts climbs to 95: PM

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At least 95 people were killed in twin suicide bombings Saturday that ripped through a pro-Kurdish peace rally in Ankara, according to an updated toll announced by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's office.

The attack, the deadliest in the history of modern Turkey, also left 246 wounded, 48 of whom are in intensive care, according to a statement published on the premier's website.

At least 95 people were killed in twin suicide bombings Saturday that ripped through a pro-Kurdish peace rally in Ankara, according to an updated toll announced by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s office.

The attack, the deadliest in the history of modern Turkey, also left 246 wounded, 48 of whom are in intensive care, according to a statement published on the premier’s website.

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