At least five killed in car bomb attack in Turkish capital Ankara
At least five people were killed and 10 others were injured in a bomb attack on Feb. 17 targeting shuttles carrying military personnel in the Turkish capital Ankara late yesterday.
Ankara Governor Mehmet Kılıçdar said the attack was carried out with a car bomb. The attack occurred in the center of the city, hundreds of meters away from the top military headquarters, parliament and prime minister's office.
We are looking into details of the explosion, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said. "Terror has attacked treacherously in Ankara. We curse this attack," AKP spokesman Ömer Çelik said on Twitter.
According to locals, the sound of explosion could be heard from many spots around the capital.
Details to follow...