Turkey car bomb explosion kills 34, injures 125 others
- 8 years ago
ANKARA, TURKEY — Authorities are investigating a car bombing in Turkey’s capital, which is believed to be the work of Kurdish militants.
Police believe the car involved in the attack was a BMW, which was driven from the largely Kurdish town of Viransehir in the southeast, to Guven Park in the city’s Kizilay District. Inside the car was a bomb reinforced with pellets and nails for maximum damage. The explosive was believed to be the same kind used in an attack on February 17.
The explosion occurred at a major transport hub around 6:43 p.m. and hit a bus carrying around 20 people. At least 34 people were killed and 125 more injured in the blast. Among those killed were the two attackers, believed to be a man and a woman.
The bombing came two days after the U.S. embassy in Ankara issued a warning regarding a potential attack on government buildings in the city, according to CNN.
Reuters reports that on February 17, a car bomb killed 29 in Ankara, most of them soldiers. Less than a month after, a similar bomb targeting civilians was detonated in the city.
Police believe the car involved in the attack was a BMW, which was driven from the largely Kurdish town of Viransehir in the southeast, to Guven Park in the city’s Kizilay District. Inside the car was a bomb reinforced with pellets and nails for maximum damage. The explosive was believed to be the same kind used in an attack on February 17.
The explosion occurred at a major transport hub around 6:43 p.m. and hit a bus carrying around 20 people. At least 34 people were killed and 125 more injured in the blast. Among those killed were the two attackers, believed to be a man and a woman.
The bombing came two days after the U.S. embassy in Ankara issued a warning regarding a potential attack on government buildings in the city, according to CNN.
Reuters reports that on February 17, a car bomb killed 29 in Ankara, most of them soldiers. Less than a month after, a similar bomb targeting civilians was detonated in the city.