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Blast, Gunfire Near Turkey Parliament, Ankara Calls It "Terrorist Attack"
Turkey Parliament Explosion: A "terrorist attack" took place near Turkey's parliament in Ankara on Sunday leaving two police officers injured, the interior ministry said.
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Strong Explosion Heard In Turkish Capital Ankara After Military Claims Power
A strong explosion was heard in the Turkish capital on Friday after the army said it had seized power and declared martial law and a curfew, AFP journalists reported.
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Turkish Warplanes Strike Iraq After Ankara Bombing Blamed On Kurdish Militants
Turkish warplanes struck against Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday, a day after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that security officials said involved two fighters - one female - from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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Ankara Blast: Number Of Deaths Rise To 37 After 3 More Die of wounds
Three more people succumbed to injuries following a suicide car bomb in the heart of the Turkish capital, bringing the overall number of victims to 36, a minister said today.
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Turkish Authorities Ban Facebook, Twitter After Blast
Turkish authorities banned Facebook and Twitter after images of a suicide bombing were spread on both social media platforms, media reported.
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Ankara Car Blast Kills 34, Over 120 Injured
A suicide car bomb went off near bus stops in the heart of Turkey's capital on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding around 125 others, officials said.
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Turkish Court Charges 14 In Connection With Ankara Attack
Turkey's state-run agency says a court has charged 14 people in connection with last week's suicide car bombing in Ankara and ordered them jailed pending trial. Seven others were released without charge.
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Turkey PM Blames Kurdish Militants For Ankara Attack
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday blamed Kurdish militants in Turkey and Syrian Kurdish fighters for the Ankara bombing targeting military vehicles that killed 28, confirming the bomber was a Syrian national.
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Turkey Prime Minister Cancels Trip To Brussels Following Ankara Blast: Official
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu cancelled a planned trip to Brussels following an explosion in Ankara on Wednesday, an official in the prime minister's office told Reuters.
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Turkish PM Says 12 Detained Over Twitter Messages on Ankara Bombing
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today that 12 people have been detained in connection with messages they wrote on Twitter regarding the suicide bombings in Ankara that killed 99 people.
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Death Toll From Ankara Attack Rises to 99: Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu
The death toll from the double suicide bombing in Ankara now stands at 99, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday, lightly raising the previous toll of 97 people.
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Turkish PM Sees Islamic State or PKK Links to Ankara Bombing
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Reuters today some of the suspects in suicide bombings that killed 97 people in Ankara had spent months in Syria and that they could be linked to Islamic State or to Kurdish militants.
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Turkey Detains 2 Over 'Prior Knowledge' of Ankara Attack
Turkish authorities have detained two people with alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on suspicion of having prior knowledge of the attack in Ankara that killed 97 people, officials said today.
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Turkish President Pays Homage at Ankara Bombing Site
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid homage today at the site of weekend twin bombings in Ankara, as he seeks to deflect criticism of alleged security lapses over the country's deadliest attack.
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For Ankara Attacks Survivor, The Nightmare Isn't Over
Bahadir Demircan, 37, a survivor of the double suicide bombing in Ankara, finds it hard to express the horror he experienced and struggles to imagine how he can carry on.
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Blast, Gunfire Near Turkey Parliament, Ankara Calls It "Terrorist Attack"
Turkey Parliament Explosion: A "terrorist attack" took place near Turkey's parliament in Ankara on Sunday leaving two police officers injured, the interior ministry said.
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Strong Explosion Heard In Turkish Capital Ankara After Military Claims Power
A strong explosion was heard in the Turkish capital on Friday after the army said it had seized power and declared martial law and a curfew, AFP journalists reported.
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Turkish Warplanes Strike Iraq After Ankara Bombing Blamed On Kurdish Militants
Turkish warplanes struck against Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday, a day after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that security officials said involved two fighters - one female - from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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Ankara Blast: Number Of Deaths Rise To 37 After 3 More Die of wounds
Three more people succumbed to injuries following a suicide car bomb in the heart of the Turkish capital, bringing the overall number of victims to 36, a minister said today.
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Turkish Authorities Ban Facebook, Twitter After Blast
Turkish authorities banned Facebook and Twitter after images of a suicide bombing were spread on both social media platforms, media reported.
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Ankara Car Blast Kills 34, Over 120 Injured
A suicide car bomb went off near bus stops in the heart of Turkey's capital on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding around 125 others, officials said.
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Turkish Court Charges 14 In Connection With Ankara Attack
Turkey's state-run agency says a court has charged 14 people in connection with last week's suicide car bombing in Ankara and ordered them jailed pending trial. Seven others were released without charge.
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Turkey PM Blames Kurdish Militants For Ankara Attack
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday blamed Kurdish militants in Turkey and Syrian Kurdish fighters for the Ankara bombing targeting military vehicles that killed 28, confirming the bomber was a Syrian national.
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Turkey Prime Minister Cancels Trip To Brussels Following Ankara Blast: Official
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu cancelled a planned trip to Brussels following an explosion in Ankara on Wednesday, an official in the prime minister's office told Reuters.
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Turkish PM Says 12 Detained Over Twitter Messages on Ankara Bombing
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today that 12 people have been detained in connection with messages they wrote on Twitter regarding the suicide bombings in Ankara that killed 99 people.
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Death Toll From Ankara Attack Rises to 99: Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu
The death toll from the double suicide bombing in Ankara now stands at 99, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday, lightly raising the previous toll of 97 people.
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Turkish PM Sees Islamic State or PKK Links to Ankara Bombing
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Reuters today some of the suspects in suicide bombings that killed 97 people in Ankara had spent months in Syria and that they could be linked to Islamic State or to Kurdish militants.
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Turkey Detains 2 Over 'Prior Knowledge' of Ankara Attack
Turkish authorities have detained two people with alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on suspicion of having prior knowledge of the attack in Ankara that killed 97 people, officials said today.
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Turkish President Pays Homage at Ankara Bombing Site
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid homage today at the site of weekend twin bombings in Ankara, as he seeks to deflect criticism of alleged security lapses over the country's deadliest attack.
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For Ankara Attacks Survivor, The Nightmare Isn't Over
Bahadir Demircan, 37, a survivor of the double suicide bombing in Ankara, finds it hard to express the horror he experienced and struggles to imagine how he can carry on.
