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What is happening in Turkey?

The Kurdish party in Turkey which helped to organise the peace rally hit by twin explosions in Ankara on Saturday, now says that 128 people were killed - officials still put the figure at 95.
It is the worst attack of its kind in Turkey for decades and no-one has claimed responsibility.
The opposition and pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) - many of whose members were at the rally - have blamed the Turkish state for the attack.
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Islamic State group, Kurdish militants or far-left groups may all have had reason to carry out the bombings.
The attacks come just three weeks before a general election on 1 November.
The Victoria Derbyshire programme summarises what you need to know about recent events.

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