The Islamists’ Massacre of our Beloved Comrades.

20 July 2015

ANF – Suruç

A blast has occurred at the Amara Culture Center in Suruç district of Urfa, across the border from Kobanê, where members of the Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF), coming from various cities have been staying before their planned cross into Kobanê to help reconstruction work today.

DBP (Democratic Regions’ Party) Urfa co-chair İsmail Kaplan said that a suicide bomb caused the blast in Suruç district of Urfa, which targeted around 300 members of Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF) before their cross into Kobanê.

Kaplan said that over 50 people have lost their lives and dozens were wounded, according to initial reports.

The blast occurred in the garden of Amara Culture Center where they youths have been staying since their arrival in the district yesterday. The youths gathered in the garden to release a statement to the press before crossing into Kobanê.

The garden of the culture center turned into a a blood bath after the blast as the bodies of the youths scattered around in pieces.

Ambulances have been rushed to the scene to transport the wounded to hospitals. The bodies of those killed remain in the garden.

Another bomb was set off concurrently across the border, in Kobanê and it is likely that the attack was carried out by ISIS gangs.

The BBC reports: