{"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\/2016\/02\/28-dead-in-turkish-capital-explosion-targeting-military-personnel\/","title":{"rendered":"28 dead in Turkish capital explosion targeting military personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"
A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured, Turkish officials have said.<\/p>\n
A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by, according to the Ankara governor’s office.<\/p>\n
The blast happened in an area close to parliament and Turkey’s military headquarters.<\/p>\n
Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag called it an “act of terrorism”.<\/p>\n
Large plumes of smoke were seen rising from the area and witnesses said the blast was heard all over the city.<\/p>\n
Some of the victims were civilians.<\/p>\n
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