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Erdogan Demands Action to 'Redefine Terrorism Laws' After Ankara Blast

© AFP 2023 / Eerol UcemRescuers carry a victim on a stretcher at the scene of a blast in Ankara on March 13, 2016.
Rescuers carry a victim on a stretcher at the scene of a blast in Ankara on March 13, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the Turkish parliament must immediately take steps to redefine terrorism laws.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called on the country's parliament to take prompt action to "redefine" laws related to terrorism.

"Parliament must immediately take steps to redefine terrorism laws," Erdogan said, as quoted by the Daily Sabah newspaper.

Security officials at Sunday's explosion site covered by large white sheeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - Sputnik International
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His calls for action came after Sunday's terrorist attack in Ankara, which left at least 37 people dead and over 120 injured.

According to the Turkish Interior Ministry, female suicide bomber Seher Cagla Demir, who reportedly had been a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) since 2013, carried out the attack.

PKK has been fighting for Kurdish independence from Ankara since 1984. Turkey considers PKK to be a terrorist organization.

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