24 Apr 2024
Sunday 13 March 2016 - 23:16
Story Code : 205941

Car bomb rocks Turkish capital, '27 killed, 75 injured'

A bomb blasthas occurredin the center of the Turkish capital of Ankara, killing at least 27people, reports say.

The explosion took place near the Guven park in the Kizilay district of central Ankara.

CNN Turk quoted the local governor as saying thatleast75 people were also wounded in the bombing, Reutersreported.

Theblast appeared to have been triggered by a car exploding near a bus stop, state-run broadcaster TRT reported.

Gunfire was also heard after explosion.

People help an injured person on the ground near the explosion site in Ankara, Turkey March 13, 2016. (Reuters Photo)The explosion occurred less than a month after a car bomb attack in central Ankara killed 29 people. Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for that attack.
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