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An "explosive-laden vehicle" blew up near an Ankara bus stop on Sunday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 75 others, according to Turkish security officials and the Ankara governor's office.
An "explosive-laden vehicle" blew up near an Ankara bus stop on Sunday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 75 others, according to Turkish security officials and the Ankara governor's office.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was convening an emergency security meeting.
A Turkish security official told Reuters that a Kurdish militant group likely carried out the attack.
"According to initial findings, it seems that this attack has been carried out either by the PKK or an affiliated organisation," the official said.
The wounded were taken to 10 hospitals in the city, and a dozen of the injured were in very serious condition, according to AFP, citing medical sources.
The blast occurred on the city's main boulevard, Ataturk Bulvari, close to Ankara's main square, Kizilay. It happened adjacent to bus stops near a park.
Dogan Asik, 28, said he was on a bus when the explosion occurred.
"We were thrown further back into the bus from the force of the explosion," said Asik, who sustained injuries on his face and arm.
"We were thrown further back into the bus from the force of the explosion," said Asik, who sustained injuries on his face and arm.
Police sealed off the area and pushed onlookers and journalists back, warning there could be a second bomb.
The explosion comes less than a month after a bomb killed 29 in Ankara. Kurdish militants took responsibility for that blast.
The blast also occurred two days after the U.S. Embassy issued a security warning about a potential plot to attack Turkish government buildings and housing in one Ankara neighborhood and asked its citizens to avoid those areas.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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