At least 29 killed and more than 60 injured after 'car bomb' hits centre of Turkish capital. Ankara explosion

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The blast of an apparent car bomb occurred just a few hundred metres away from the Turkish parliament and the military headquarters in the centre of the city, Ankara, Turkey. Sources in social network informs, that terrorists possibly targeted Turkish military bus at red light

It has been reported, that Ankara governorate confirmed at least 28 people have been killed and more than 60 injured

Eyewitnesses in social networks reported hearing an explosion and seeing smoke rising from central Ankara.

Explosión Ankara

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