Twenty-eight people were killed and 61 injured.
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The vehicle bomb went off late Wednesday in Turkey’s capital during evening rush hour. “We could immediately hear ambulance and police vehicle sirens rushing to the scene”. The explosion caused a large fire and dark smoke could be seen billowing from a distance.
The PKK blamed the state’s negligence for the attack, accusing the authorities of neglecting the Isil threat.
Turkey considers the three groups terror outfits but the us designates only the PKK as a terrorist organization and regards the YPG as a “reliable partner” in northern Syria fighting Daesh.
Davutoglu said 26 of the 28 people killed in the bombing of a military convoy in the capital Ankara on Wednesday were soldiers.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the bombing saying it exceeds all “moral and humane boundaries”.
“Our determination to retaliate to these attacks, in Turkey and overseas, which aim at our unity, togetherness and future, is increasing with such actions”.
The attack came at a tense time when the Turkish government is facing an array of challenges. The conflict reignited in the summer after the collapse of a fragile peace process.
National Security Council Spokesperson Ned Price released a statement on the attack.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack and expressed his condolences to the Turkish people.
Firefighters prepare to extinguish fire after an explosion in Ankara, Turkey.
Jan 16, 2016: Eleven people, all German tourists, died when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the tourist heart of Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul. Nejar was identified by fingerprints given when he entered Turkey with, it is believed, refugees fleeing the civil war. “Turkey reserves the right to take any measure against the Syrian regime”.
In their statements, the two leaders condoled with the bereaved families and prayed for early recovery of the injured.
YPG said its main role has been to protect “our people from barbaric gangs” in Syria, referring to ISIS and al-Qaida’s affiliate.
That’s according to the Anadalou Agency, which also quotes Davutoglu warning Russian Federation against helping the YPG: “All those who intend to use terror pawns against Turkey must know that [playing] this game of terror will hit them like a boomerang”.
Islamic State was blamed for last October’s suicide bombing at a peace rally in Ankara which killed more than 100 people – the bloodiest single terrorist attack since Turkey became a modern state in 1923.
The prime minister added that nine others had been detained in connection with the attack.
The attack prompted Erdoğan to put off a planned visit to Azerbaijan.
A government official couldn’t confirm the reports.
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Turkey has imposed similar bans after previous attacks.
