At least 34 killed, 125 wounded in Ankara blast

  14 March 2016    Read: 1153
At least 34 killed, 125 wounded in Ankara blast
Turkey`s health minister says the death toll in the Ankara bombing has risen to 34, AzVision.az reports.
Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu also said 125 people were wounded, 19 of them in serious condition. He said that 30 of the fatalities died at the scene, while the other four perished at hospitals, Milliyet reported.

The death toll from a car bombing at a crowded transport hub in the heart of Turkey`s capital Ankara has risen to at least 32, two security sources said, Reuters reported.

A senior security official told Reuters initial findings suggested the attack had been carried out by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) or an affiliated militant group, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.

The government blamed the PKK and Kurdish militants in Syria for the previous car bombing just a few blocks away on Feb. 17, which killed 29 people, most of them soldiers. That attack struck near Turkey`s military headquarters, parliament and other key government institutions.

An explosion hit Ankara`s central Kizilay neighborhood on Sunday evening.

More about:


News Line