Turkish PM confident PKK behind deadly Ankara bombingMarch 15, 2016 - 10:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday, March 14 that the evidence so far pointed to Kurdish rebels being behind a deadly suicide car bombing in Ankara, AFP reports. "There are very serious, almost certain findings that point to the separatist terrorist organization," Davutoglu told reporters after visiting the wounded at an Ankara hospital, in reference to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Davutoglu said that of the 37 people killed in the blast, 35 had been identified as victims, one was confirmed as an attacker and one was believed to have been helping the attacker. Eleven suspects have so far been detained over the bombing, he added. "Wherever the terrorist organization is backed into a corner and confronted with a serious security operation, it carries out such attacks directly targeting civilians in order to drag people into despair," he said. "It is not the first time it has happened," he said, adding that the attacks including the latest one clearly revealed the "ugly face of the terrorist organization." He vowed that Turkey would "take any step required to defend this country" and said the army carried out a "very comprehensive operation" in northern Iraq targeting PKK bases, as well as rebels in the Kurdish-majority southeast. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |