ANKARA
The Turkish president and his Finnish counterpart laid a floral tribute Wednesday morning at the scene of Saturday’s suicide bomb attack in Turkish capital Ankara that killed 97 people.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sauli Niinisto, who is on an official visit, held a minute’s silence and laid carnations in front of the train station where the twin bombings took place.
Turkish and Finnish first ladies, Emine Erdogan and Jenni Haukio respectively, and acting Turkish Interior Minister Selami Altinok also attended.
At least 97 people were killed and more than 240 were injured in Saturday's twin bombings in front of Ankara’s main train station. No group has claimed responsibility so far.
The blasts have shaken Turkey as the country approaches a general election re-run on Nov. 1, while counter terrorism operations continue in the southeast and an ongoing civil war carries on along its southern border in Syria.
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