The death toll from two large blasts in Ankara, Turkey has climbed to 86, in addition to 186 people injured, the Turkish Health Ministry said in a statement. Twin bombs targeted a peace rally calling for an end to violence between Turkish forces and the PKK, the Kurdish separatist group, earlier this morning. Police forces fired tear gas canisters after the explosions went off and the pro-Kurdish HDP party tweeted that the police on-scene were attacking people trying to carry the injured away from the bomb site. Turkish officials said the explosions were a terrorist attack carried out by a suicide bomber and that an investigation has been launched to find the perpetrators. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president, released a statement on the presidency’s website condemning the attacks, saying, “No matter what its origin, aim or name, we are against any form of terrorist act or terrorist organization. We are obliged to act against it together.” While speaking to reporters shortly after the blasts, Turkey’s Ministry of Forestry and Waterworks Veysel Eroglu reportedly called the rally a “terrorist demonstration” and…
