Dozens of volunteer students, who were planning to visit Kobani to help the residents with construction work, were targeted in a suspected Isis suicide attack in Turkey's border town of Suruc on Monday.
The Turkish Interior ministry confirmed that at least 27 had died, while 100 were wounded in the blast. Turkey has called the explosion at the culture centre a terror attack.
Graphic images following the explosion shows bodies, mainly of women and children, lying scattered on the ground.
According to Hurriyet Daily News, it is being suspected that Isis suicide bomber had carried out the attack.
There were reportedly 300 people, mainly young students from various colleges and universities, who were all members of the Federation of Socialist Youth Associations (SGDF), at the time of explosion.
Turkey Bomb Blast's Video: [GRAPHIC]
According to Turkish news source ANF, the blast occurred at the Amara Culture Centre in Suruc district of Urfa, where several members of the Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF) had gathered in the morning for tea.
The team was later planning to cross into Syria to help the residents of Kobani, located 7 km from Suruc.
The culture center targeted in the bomb blast frequently hosts visiting journalists and volunteers assisting the refugees entering into Turkey from Syria.
A video shows the moment blast ripped through the crowd in Suruc:
Video of the very moment of the brutal explosion - its horrible #Suruc #SuructaKatliamVar #Surucmassacre pic.twitter.com/CQ7MPyFSvo
— Capulcu TurkKick (@TurkKick) July 20, 2015
Another video released on Twitter shows families running to safety with little children.
Video shows chaotic aftermath of the deadly #Suruc bomb attack - @kinqqueen63 @sakirkhader pic.twitter.com/WtVUWuniln
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) July 20, 2015
Before / After #Suruc blast southern #Turkey. pic.twitter.com/HMrwpWMVNo
— Barzan Sadiq (@SeniorB) July 20, 2015
The attack in Suruc was followed by a suicide blast near Kobani border, no casualities were reported.