Five killed, 10 injured in Ankara blast

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ANKARA: At least five people have been killed and 10 injured after a huge explosion, believed to be a car bomb, was heard in Ankara outside military barracks, the capital’s governor has said.

According to the details the bomb hit a bus carrying military personnel near the Turkish parliament.

Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish prime minister, said authorities were looking into the blast: “We have received information and we are looking into it.”

However, Omer Celik, ruling Justice and Development Party spokesman, described the blast as a “terror attack”.