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Turkish capital Ankara rocked by fatal explosion Turkish capital Ankara rocked by fatal explosion
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An explosion has ripped through a park in Ankara, killing and wounding an unknown number of people, a senior security official has said. An explosion has ripped through a transit hub in Ankara, killing at least 27 people and wounding 75, the city’s governor has reportedly confirmed.
Alleged CCTV footage from the incident appeared to show a car slow to a stop as it drives past a stationary bus before a massive explosion obscures the camera. Pictures posted on social media immediately after the blast show a bus almost completely destroyed. The large explosion appears to have engulfed a bus and several cars, near to Güvenpark, in the Kizilay neighbourhood of the Turkish capital on Sunday evening.
Officials told Reuters that gunfire was heard after the explosion, which occurred near a transit hub in the Kizilay neighbourhood of the Turkish capital on Sunday evening. The office of Ankara’s governor said at least 27 people had been killed in the blast, Associated Press reported. A security official also said the explosion was likely to have been caused by a suicide car bombing.
The blast took place close to Güvenpark. Police have closed the area and emergency services are responding to the incident. Pictures posted on social media immediately after the incident appeared to show a bus almost completely destroyed, and several nearby vehicles on fire. Police have closed the area and emergency services are responding to the incident.
A reporter at the scene for HaberTurk said: “The explosion occurred on Atatürk Boulevard at a place where there are 10 bus stations.
“There is a vehicle that is mostly destroyed. It is impossible to give any numbers of those who were wounded, but there are many and burning cars.”
The Turkish government has reportedly ordered a media blackout on the blast, with locals unable to access Facebook or Twitter.
Less than a month ago a car bomb killed 29 people and wounded at least 60 others in Ankara. A militant Kurdish group subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack.
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