Thursday, February 18, 2016

Turkey's capital Ankara rocked by deadly explosion

Posted by Anup Baral February 18, 2016:
At least 5 people have been killed and 10 more injured in a car explosion in Ankara, local authorities said. The blast happened in close proximity to the Turkish parliament building, reportedly hitting a military dormitory.

(CNN) —An explosion hit military vehicles at an intersection in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday evening, officials said, in what the military called a terror attack.Twenty-eight people were killed and 61 others were injured, according to Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus. The explosion hit three military vehicles and a private vehicle in central Ankara, near Turkish Parliament buildings, Turkey's semiofficial Anadolu news agency reported, citing Ankara Gov. Mehmet Kiliclar.

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