28 killed in Ankara car bomb attack on military
February 18, 2016 01:09
At least 28 people were killed and 45 wounded by a car bomb targeting the military in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara today, the city's governor said.
The bloodshed came on the heels of a string of attacks in Turkey, blamed on jihadists but also on Kurdish rebels.
The bomb aimed at a convoy of military service vehicles, Ankara governor Mehmet Kiliclar said, quoted by the CNN-Turk and NTV channels.
Plumes of smoke rose from the scene, close to the headquarters of the Turkish military and the parliament.
The powerful blast was heard all over the city, sending residents to their balconies in panic, an AFP correspondent said.
The army said the attack took place at 1631 GMT and had targeted "service vehicles carrying army personnel". It did not give a toll.
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