Turkey accuses Syria Kurds of Ankara bombing

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said there is evidence to prove that militants linked to Syria-based Kurdish YPG group were behind Wednesday’s deadly bombing in Ankara.

Erdogan said they had been supported by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey.

Both groups denied involvement.

He also said there had been 14 arrests over the attack on the military convoy.

Earlier on Thursday, another convoy in south-east Turkey was hit by a bomb, killing at least six troops, the BBC reports.

Earlier, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu named the Ankara bomber as Salih Necar, a Syrian national and member of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).

“A direct link between the attack and the YPG has been established,” he said, adding that PKK militants inside Turkey provided the YPG logistical support.

The political arm of the YPG “completely refuted” the claims of its involvement, saying Turkey is not its enemy.

 

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