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| Ankara blast: Five dead after explosion in Turkish capital | |
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| A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least five people killed and 10 injured, the city's governor says. | |
| Local media reported that the blast happened next to a passing military vehicle, in an area close to parliament and Turkey's military headquarters. | |
| Photos on social media showed large plumes of smoke rising from the area. | Photos on social media showed large plumes of smoke rising from the area. |
| A spokesman for the ruling AK party said the explosion was an "act of terrorism". | |
| Ankara's governor, Mehmet Kiliclar, reportedly said the explosion was caused by a car bomb, but the Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, said the cause was still under investigation. | |
| Turkey has been hit by a serious of attacks recently, including a suicide bomber that killed 10 people in Istanbul last month. Officials said the attacker had links with the so-called Islamic State (IS). | |
| Last October, an attack at a peace march left at least 99 people dead in Ankara. | |
| There have been increasing concerns that the country could be targeted by another big attack, the BBC's Selin Girit in Istanbul said. | |
| Turkey has faced security threats from different groups, including IS and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). |