The Turkish capital was hit by a car bomb attack on Wednesday. At least 28 were killed and 61 injured.
The Governor of Ankara, Mehmet Kilicdar, said the explosion was the result of a car bomb. According to Hurriyet Daily News the attack was targeting shuttle buses which carried military personnel. It caused a large fire, the billowing smoke of which could be seen at a distance.
Police told AP that it is looking into the cause of the explosion as did Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Turkey's Deputy Prime Mniister Numan Kurulmus told reporters, according to Hurriyet, that, "We are facing simultaneous terror attacks as if they were controlled by the same people, trying to intimidate Turkey."
"We do not know the perpetrators of this attack," he added.
"This attack did not only target out military personnel in those shuttles. This attack openly targets our entire nation, we condemn those who carried this attack, those who use them as tools, and those who give logistical, intelligence and even political support to such attacks," he went on to declare.
The largest terrorist attack in Turkey's modern history took place in Ankara last October when a bomb blast killed 102, mostly Kurdish police activists.
Islamic State (ISIS) is believed to be behind that attack and another more recent attack which killed ten tourists in Istanbul last January.
The Governor of Ankara, Mehmet Kilicdar, said the explosion was the result of a car bomb. According to Hurriyet Daily News the attack was targeting shuttle buses which carried military personnel. It caused a large fire, the billowing smoke of which could be seen at a distance.
Police told AP that it is looking into the cause of the explosion as did Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Turkey's Deputy Prime Mniister Numan Kurulmus told reporters, according to Hurriyet, that, "We are facing simultaneous terror attacks as if they were controlled by the same people, trying to intimidate Turkey."
"We do not know the perpetrators of this attack," he added.
"This attack did not only target out military personnel in those shuttles. This attack openly targets our entire nation, we condemn those who carried this attack, those who use them as tools, and those who give logistical, intelligence and even political support to such attacks," he went on to declare.
The largest terrorist attack in Turkey's modern history took place in Ankara last October when a bomb blast killed 102, mostly Kurdish police activists.
Islamic State (ISIS) is believed to be behind that attack and another more recent attack which killed ten tourists in Istanbul last January.
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