{"id":190849,"date":"2016-02-17T22:05:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T22:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=190849"},"modified":"2016-02-17T22:05:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T22:05:36","slug":"28-dead-in-turkish-capital-explosion-targeting-military-personnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=190849","title":{"rendered":"28 dead in Turkish capital explosion targeting military personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured, Turkish officials have said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by, according to the Ankara governor&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The blast happened in an area close to parliament and Turkey&#8217;s military headquarters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag called it an &#8220;act of terrorism&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Large plumes of smoke were seen rising from the area and witnesses said the blast was heard all over the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the victims were civilians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Turkey violence: How dangerous is instability?<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/7794\/production\/_88321603_ankaramap.jpg\" alt=\"Map showing approximate location of blast, between Merasim Street and Ismet Inonu Boulevard\" width=\"624\" height=\"500\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ambulances and fire engines were sent to the scene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Security forces carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect package after the blast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was more determined than ever to use &#8220;its right to self-defence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement released several hours after the attack, he said: &#8220;Our determination to respond in kind to attacks taking place inside and outside our borders is getting stronger with such acts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Erdogan has cancelled a planned trip to Azerbaijan on Thursday, Reuters reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has also cancelled a visit to Brussels on Thursday where he was due to attend meetings about the refugee crisis in Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turkey has been hit by a series of attacks recently, and there have been increasing concerns that the country could be targeted by another big attack, the BBC&#8217;s Selin Girit in Istanbul reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured, Turkish officials have said. A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by, according to the Ankara governor&#8217;s office. The blast happened in an area close to parliament and Turkey&#8217;s military headquarters. 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