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Ankara explosion: At least five reported killed and 10 injured after 'car bomb' hits centre of Turkish capital - updates | |
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At least five people have been killed and 10 injured after an apparent car bomb rocked the Turkish capital of Ankara. | |
Eyewitnesses reported hearing an explosion and seeing smoke rising from central Ankara. | |
It is thought the blast occurred just a few hundred metres away from the parliament and the military headquarters in the centre of the city. | |
Videos and images posted on social media showed large flames straight after the explosion and plumes of smokes rising into the sky, said to be over downtown Eskisehir Avenue. | |
A large number of people are thought to have been injured in the explosion, after a military dormitory was said to have been targeted. | A large number of people are thought to have been injured in the explosion, after a military dormitory was said to have been targeted. |
A police official has claimed a vehicle exploded, with reports a military shuttle carrying personnel was attacked. | A police official has claimed a vehicle exploded, with reports a military shuttle carrying personnel was attacked. |
Several military vehicles are thought to have been affected. | |
Hurriyet Daily News reported Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu saying: “We are looking into details of the explosion.” | |
AP have reported the Ankara governor, Mehmet Kılıçda, saying it was a car bomb. | |
Medical officials have reported 20 ambulances were scrambled to the scene. | |
The explosion was heard across the city. | |
This article will be updated shortly | This article will be updated shortly |