Turkey: Ankara car bombing kills at least 34 people, injures 125, official says
A suicide car bomb went off near bus stops in the heart of Turkey’s capital on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and injuring around 125 others, officials said.
The blast occurred on the city’s main boulevard, close to Ankara’s main square and a park.
Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said 19 of the wounded were in serious condition. He said that 30 of the fatalities died at the scene, while the other four perished at hospitals. Two of the dead were believed to be the assailants, he added.
Interior Minister Efkan Ala said the attack, which came as Turkey prepared to launch large-scale military operations against Kurdish militants in two towns, wouldn’t deter the country from its fight against terrorism. He confirmed the blast as a car bomb that targeted civilians at bus stops on Ataturk Bulvari close to Kizilay square.