At least 20 reportedly killed at blasts in Turkish capital

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the “heinous attack”, saying it was aimed at ‘our unity and our country’s peace’.

Anadolu said the two leaders agreed to hold more comprehensive talks in the coming days.

At least 97 people have been confirmed dead and another 250 wounded after two bombs exploded in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, near the main train station during a peace demonstration this morning.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was due to hold an emergency meeting with the heads of the police and intelligence agencies and other senior officials.

“My thoughts are with the victims and their families”, Cameron said.

Demonstrators in central Istanbul attend a protest against Saturday’s bombings in Ankara, Turkey, October 10, 2015. “It was awful”, Turkish eyewitness said.

The statement was released by the Group of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) and did not reference Saturday’s attack in Ankara.

“Scum attacked in Ankara”, said the Haberturk newspaper.

Secretary of State John Kerry also reached out to reiterate US support for Turkey’s counterterror operations.

A wounded man being assisted after the attack.

Paris has a large and active Kurdish community.

French President Francois Hollande condemned the “odious terrorist attack”, while Russian President Vladimir Putin passed his condolences to Mr Erdogan. Turkey has been engaged in a heavy-bombing campaign against the PKK-a marxist Kurdish faction in northern Syria-and has killed hundreds of its militants over the past few months. “The goal is to divide the nation”, said the pro-government Star.

The moment an explosion ripped through a gathering ahead of a planned peace rally in Ankara.

One of the bombers had been identified as a male aged between 25 and 30 after analysing bodies at the scene and taking fingerprints, the pro-government Yeni Safak said.

Following the attack, the government shut down Twitter and Facebook in what appears to be an effort to censor media coverage, Independent reports.

Designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union, the PKK launched a separatist insurgency in 1984 in which more than 40,000 people have been killed.

Merkel says the attack “is an attempt at intimidation and an attempt to spread fear”. “All North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies stand united in the fight against the scourge of terrorism”.

The death toll from twin blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday rose to 86, while 186 others were injured, the Turkish Health Ministry said.

The country’s current instability has become increasingly intertwined with the broader unrest in West Asia, an area whose fortunes Turkey has sought to shape in recent years by holding itself out as an example of a healthy democracy in the heart of the Muslim world.

Turkey’s government said it imposed a temporary news blackout in the wake of the explosions.