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| Explosion in Turkish Capital Kills at Least 18, City’s Governor Says | |
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| ISTANBUL — A car bomb exploded in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 45 others, the city governor said. | |
| The governor, Mehmet Kiliclar, said the bomb targeted a military convoy. | The governor, Mehmet Kiliclar, said the bomb targeted a military convoy. |
| The large explosion took place close to the Parliament headquarters, government buildings and a residential military facility in the central Kizilay district, according to local media reports. | |
| Omer Celik, a spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development Party, said on Twitter that the explosion was an act of terrorism, although he did not provide details. No group immediately claimed responsibility. | |
| Images broadcast on television showed a large fire and smoke in the area. As many as 20 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene, according to CNN Turk, a private broadcaster. | Images broadcast on television showed a large fire and smoke in the area. As many as 20 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene, according to CNN Turk, a private broadcaster. |
| The explosion Wednesday comes four months after the capital was rocked by the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s modern history, when two suicide bombers — believed by the government to have links to the Islamic State — struck a peace rally in Istanbul, killing more than 100 people. |