Wednesday, February 17, 2016

28 Killed In Ankara Car Bomb Explosion.





A car bomb explosion in Ankara has killed 28 people and wounded 61 others, Turkey's deputy prime minister said.Numan Kurtulmus confirmed that Wednesday's explosion was caused by a car bomb and targeted military vehicles that were carrying armed forces personnel.He said seven prosecutors have been assigned to investigate the attack, which he described as "well-planned."


No group has yet claimed responsibility, but Mr Kurtulmus pledged authorities would find those behind the attack.
The explosion occurred during rush hour in an area some 300 metres away from military headquarters. The vehicles were targeted as they stopped at traffic lights.Military officials condemned the attack as "contemptible and dastardly".It was not clear who was behind the bombing. Kurdish rebels, the Islamic State (IS) group and a leftist extremist group have carried out attacks in the country recently.The attack comes at a tense time when the Turkish government is facing an array of challenges.

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