{"id":9643,"date":"2023-10-01T10:17:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T10:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/turkey-says-terrorists-carried-out-bomb-attack-in-ankara-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T10:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T10:17:40","slug":"turkey-says-terrorists-carried-out-bomb-attack-in-ankara-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/turkey-says-terrorists-carried-out-bomb-attack-in-ankara-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey says ‘terrorists’ carried out bomb attack in Ankara | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Turkey’s interior minister said on Sunday two terrorists carried out a bomb attack in front of the ministry buildings in Ankara, adding one of them died in the explosion and the other was “neutralised” by authorities there.<\/p>\n

Turkish media earlier reported that an explosion was heard near the parliament and ministerial buildings, and broadcasters showed footage of debris scattered on a street near the Interior Ministry.<\/p>\n

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#BREAKING<\/a>: Two terrorists carry out attack in front of General Directorate of Security in Turkish capital of Ankara, one neutralised, other blows himself \u2013 Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya pic.twitter.com\/Jx45Y0ZJ0z<\/a><\/p>\n

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At least police officers were injured in the explosion, officials confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Two police officers slightly injured in terrorist attack in front of General Directorate of Security in Ankara, says Turkish Interior Minister Yerlikaya. Rupert Stone reports pic.twitter.com\/GWtXhxUbbK<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Two terrorists, who arrived in a light commercial vehicle in front of the gate of the General Directorate of Security, carried out a bomb attack” \u2013 Turkish Interior Minister Yerlikaya on terror attack in Ankara pic.twitter.com\/txSoim3MLh<\/a><\/p>\n

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Reuters<\/em> footage showed soldiers, ambulances, fire trucks and an armoured vehicle gathered near the centre of Turkey’s capital, where police had blocked several nearby roads.<\/p>\n

Ali Yerlikaya, the interior minister, said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that two police officers were slightly injured in the incident at 9.30AM.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Two terrorists came with a light commercial vehicle in front of the entrance gate of the General Directorate of Security of our Ministry of Internal Affairs and carried out a bomb attack,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Saat 09.30 s\u0131ralar\u0131nda \u0130\u00e7i\u015fleri Bakanl\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z Emniyet Genel M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc giri\u015f kap\u0131s\u0131 \u00f6n\u00fcne hafif ticari ara\u00e7la gelen 2 ter\u00f6rist bombal\u0131 sald\u0131r\u0131 eyleminde bulunmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n

Ter\u00f6ristlerden biri kendini patlatm\u0131\u015f, di\u011fer ter\u00f6rist etkisiz hale getirilmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n

A\u00e7\u0131lan ate\u015f s\u0131ras\u0131nda 2 Emniyet\u2026<\/p>\n

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He added that one blew himself up and the other was “neutralised”, which usually means was killed. “Our struggle will continue until the last terrorist is neutralised,” Yerlikaya wrote.<\/p>\n

Ankara’s chief prosecutor launched an investigation into what it also called a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n

Authorities did not identify any specific militant group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n