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Kurdish militant group Tak claims responsibility for Ankara car bomb Kurdish militant group Tak claims responsibility for Ankara car bomb
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A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for the bombing in the Turkish capital of Ankara that killed 28 people, according to a statement on its website.A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for the bombing in the Turkish capital of Ankara that killed 28 people, according to a statement on its website.
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The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) said the bombing was in response to the policies of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and said it would continue its attacks. It said the bomber was a 26-year-old Turkish national born in the eastern city of Van. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (Tak) said the bombing was in response to the policies of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and said it would continue its attacks. It said the bomber was a 26-year-old Turkish national born in the eastern city of Van.
The group most recently claimed responsibility for a mortar attack at Istanbul’s second airport in December that left an aircraft cleaner dead.The group most recently claimed responsibility for a mortar attack at Istanbul’s second airport in December that left an aircraft cleaner dead.
TAK was once linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers party (PKK), but has said in the past that it had severed ties. Both groups are regarded as terrorist organisations by Ankara and the US. Tak was once linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers party (PKK), but has said in the past that it had severed ties. Both groups are regarded as terrorist organisations by Ankara and the US.
A car laden with explosives was detonated next to military buses on Wednesday. The government blamed the PKK and the Syrian Kurdish YPG for the attacks.A car laden with explosives was detonated next to military buses on Wednesday. The government blamed the PKK and the Syrian Kurdish YPG for the attacks.