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Turkey: 28 Killed In Car Bomb Explosion

28 people have been killed and a further 61 injured in a large military car bomb explosion in Turkey’s capital city Ankara on Wednesday night.  Officials say the car bomb targeted military personnel who were travelling in a vehicle which was stopped at a traffic light. Aljazeera.com reports: The death toll rose steadily on Wednesday night, with those wounded in the blast sent to hospitals across the city. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an urgent emergency meeting with top level security officials in Ankara. “We will continue our fight against the pawns that carry out such attacks, which know no moral or humanitarian bounds, and the forces behind them with more determination every day,” Erdogan said in a statement. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but government officials said they were treating the incident as a “terrorist” attack. Analysts and unnamed Turkish officials said the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) armed group would be among the leading suspects. The explosion was heard across the capital when it went off at about 6.15pm local time. The attack happened at the height of evening rush hour, not far from Turkey’s parliament, government buildings and military headquarters. Witnesses shared images on social media [...]