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| Ankara blast: At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion | |
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| A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured, Turkish officials have said. | |
| A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by, according to the Ankara governor's office. | A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by, according to the Ankara governor's office. |
| The blast happened in an area close to parliament and Turkey's military headquarters. | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag called it an "act of terrorism". | Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag called it an "act of terrorism". |
| Large plumes of smoke were seen rising from the area and witnesses said the blast was heard all over the city. | Large plumes of smoke were seen rising from the area and witnesses said the blast was heard all over the city. |
| Ambulances and fire engines were sent to the scene. | Ambulances and fire engines were sent to the scene. |
| Turkey violence: How dangerous is instability? | Turkey violence: How dangerous is instability? |
| Turkey country profile | Turkey country profile |
| Turkey's Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has cancelled a trip to Brussels. | Turkey's Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has cancelled a trip to Brussels. |
| Turkey has been hit by a serious of attacks recently, and there have been increasing concerns that the country could be targeted by another big attack, the BBC's Selin Girit in Istanbul reports. | Turkey has been hit by a serious of attacks recently, and there have been increasing concerns that the country could be targeted by another big attack, the BBC's Selin Girit in Istanbul reports. |
| It is not clear who was behind the latest violence; security sources blamed both so-called Islamic State (IS) and militants from the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Reuters reported. | |
| Recent attacks in Turkey | |
| The PKK has been fighting for autonomy for Turkey's Kurdish minority for decades and has carried out regular attacks on Turkish security forces. | |
| The blast in Ankara comes as Turkey steps up its involvement in the conflict in neighbouring Syria. | |
| It has been shelling the Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria, who it sees as allied to the PKK. | |
| Turkey has also allowed the coalition bombing IS to use one of its air bases. | |
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