US President Barack Obama has offered condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn) following a bombing in the capital that killed more than 90 people.
The White House says Obama telephoned Erdogan to offer sympathy for those killed and the more than 200 people injured in Saturday's explosion at a peace rally in Ankara, the capital.
Obama also affirmed that the US will stand with Turkey and its people in the fight against terrorism and other security challenges in the region. Obama was traveling in California when he spoke with Erdogan.
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Turkey's government has raised the death toll in twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital to 95.
A government statement late Saturday also raised the number of people wounded in the explosions that targeted a peace rally in Ankara to 245. It said 48 of them were in serious condition.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said there were "strong signs" that the explosions were suicide bombings and suggested that Kurdish rebels or Islamic State group militants could be responsible.
Turkey's state-run news agency says that Barack Obama has called Turkey's president to extend his condolences over the bomb blasts that killed 97 people at a peace rally in Ankara.
The Anadolu Agency, citing unnamed officials, said Obama told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the United States would continue to side with Turkey in the fight against terrorism. It quoted Obama as saying the US "shared Turkey's grief."
Erdogan earlier said the twin bombings Saturday were aimed at destroying Turkey's "peace and stability."
Anadolu said the two leaders agreed to hold more comprehensive talks in the coming days.