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A suspected Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 30 people in an attack on a Kurdish town near the Syrian border.
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The body of a victim, covered by newspapers, lies next to a coffin after an explosion in Suruc in the southeastern Sanliurfa province, Turkey, July 20, 2015. The explosion outside a cultural center in Suruc near the border with Syria killed at least 30 people and wounded many more on Monday, in what senior officials said may have been a suicide bombing by Islamic State militants. REUTERS/Ahmet Bulte/Ihlas News Agency
A wounded man sits on a step following an explosion in Suruc, in the southeastern Sanliurfa province, Turkey, July 20, 2015. Television footage showed bodies lying beneath trees outside the building in the mostly Kurdish town, some 10 km (6 miles) from the Syrian town of Kobani, where Kurdish fighters have been battling Islamic State. REUTERS/Ozcan Soysal/Depo Photos
A victim, with a flag of the left-wing Federation of Socialist Youth Associations covering him, lies on the ground following an explosion in Suruc, in the southeastern Sanliurfa province, Turkey, July 20, 2015.
Police forensic experts examine the scene after an explosion in Suruc in the southeastern Sanliurfa province, Turkey, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
A couple, affected by tear gas used by riot police to disperse demonstrators, reacts in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 20, 2015. Police in Istanbul fired teargas and water cannon when a demonstration turned violent, as protesters blamed the government for the suicide bombing, a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Huseyin Alde
Riot police use water cannon as demonstrators throw fireworks during a protest in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 20, 2015.
A couple runs away from tear gas used by riot police to disperse demonstrators during a protest in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 20, 2015. The PKK Kurdish militant group earlier said it held the government responsible for Monday's attack, saying Ankara had "supported and cultivated" Islamic State against the Kurds in Syria.
Demonstrators hold a minute of silence for the victims in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Riot police chase demonstrators during a protest in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Demonstrators holding flags, with the imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, gather at Galatasaray square during protests against the bomb attack in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Demonstrators run away from tear gas used by riot police during a protest in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Demonstrators gather at Galatasaray square during a protest against the bomb attack in central Istanbul, Turkey, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Murad Sezer