{"id":6445,"date":"2016-02-18T11:22:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T11:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=6445"},"modified":"2016-02-18T11:22:17","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T11:22:17","slug":"ankara-car-bomb-kills-at-least-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/ankara-car-bomb-kills-at-least-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Ankara car bomb kills at least 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Turky\"<\/a>A car bomb went off in the Turkish capital Wednesday near vehicles carrying military personnel, killing at least 28 people and wounding 61 others, officials said.
\nThe explosion occurred during evening rush hour in the heart of Ankara, in an area close to parliament and armed forces headquarters and lodgings. Buses carrying military personnel were targeted while waiting at traffic lights at an intersection, the Turkish military said while condemning the \u201ccontemptible and dastardly\u201d attack.
\n\u201cWe believe that those who lost their lives included our military brothers as well as civilians,\u201d Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said.
\nAt least two military vehicles caught fire and dozens of ambulances were sent to the scene. Dark smoke could be seen billowing from a distance.
\nThere was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Kurtulmus pledged that authorities would find those behind the bombing. He said the government had appointed seven prosecutors to investigate the attack, which he described as being \u201cwell-planned.\u201d
\nTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the bombing saying it exceeds all \u201cmoral and humane boundaries.\u201d
\nTurkey is determined to fight those who carried out the attack as well as the \u201cforces\u201d behind the assailants, he said.
\n\u201cOur determination to retaliate to attacks that aim against our unity and future grows stronger with every action,\u201d Erdogan said. \u201cIt must be known that Turkey will not refrain from using its right to self-defense at all times.\u201d
\nAfter the attack, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu canceled a visit to Brussels Wednesday evening and attended a security meeting with Erdogan and other officials. Erdogan postponed a trip to Azerbaijan planned for Thursday.<\/p>\n

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