According to the country's Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu, 125 were wounded during the blast, with 14 hospitals working around the clock to treat the injured. The car bombing, which occurred at a bus stop near Kizilay Square became the second terrorist attack in Ankara this year, following a Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the bombing as a terror attack and swore to bring those responsible to justice.
© AP PhotoMembers of emergency services work at the scene of an explosion in Ankara.
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Members of emergency services work at the scene of an explosion in Ankara.
© AFP 2023 / Eerol UcemRescuers carry a victim on a stretcher at the scene of a blast in Ankara on March 13, 2016.
Rescuers carry a victim on a stretcher at the scene of a blast in Ankara on March 13, 2016.
© REUTERS / Tumay BerkinEmergency workers work at the explosion site.
Emergency workers work at the explosion site.
© AP PhotoTurkey's health minister has said that 34 people are confirmed to have died on Sunday in the country's capital in a terrorist attack which also left 125 wounded.
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Turkey's health minister has said that 34 people are confirmed to have died on Sunday in the country's capital in a terrorist attack which also left 125 wounded.
© AP PhotoThe explosion occurred as a car slammed into a bus, suggesting that the blast may have been caused by a car bomb. Several additional vehicles caught fire.
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The explosion occurred as a car slammed into a bus, suggesting that the blast may have been caused by a car bomb. Several additional vehicles caught fire.
© AFP 2023 / Eerol UcemA man stands next to a burnt out bus after the blast in Ankara on March 13, 2016.
A man stands next to a burnt out bus after the blast in Ankara on March 13, 2016.