Istanbul police break up protests against Suruc attack

Police in Istanbul have broken up Monday night unauthorized protests against the deadly bomb attack in southeastern Turkey, security officials said.

The attack in Suruc district of Turkey's southeastern Sanliurfa province killed 31 people and left more than 100 others injured on Monday.

It is suspected that it might be a suicide bomb attack, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said from Sanliurfa.

Groups of people across Istanbul -- in the districts of Kucukcekmece, Sultangazi, Eyup, Sariyer, and Beyoglu -- protested against the attack.

Police indicated that they detained certain protestors who had molotov cocktails on them.

Meanwhile, unidentified individuals shot at a police station in Istanbul, slightly injuring two policemen, said security officials.

The suspected suicide attack in Suruc, a town in Sanliurfa province close to the Syrian border, reportedly targeted activists preparing to visit Kobani, the Syrian town devastated by fighting between Daesh and Kurdish forces.