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The Islamic State's secret recruiting ground in Turkey

Bombers from two separate incidents have hailed from Adiyaman province.
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All that was left at the site of the suicide bombing July 20 in Suruc, Turkey, were some personal belongings, partial human remains and one national identification card in the name of university student Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz of Adiyaman. 

Using DNA, authorities have identified Alagoz as the perpetrator of the attack that killed more than 30 people and injured about 100. 

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