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Terrorist attack on the Interior Ministry building in Ankara, Türkiye

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01.10.2023

An explosion near Turkey's parliament (near Ministry of Interior building) in Ankara was a "terrorist attack" that left two police officers injured, the interior minister has said. Two attackers arrived in a commercial vehicle around 09:30 (06:30 GMT) and carried out the attack, Ali Yerlikaya said.

Ankara: Bomb explodes near Turkey parliament in ‘terrorist attack’ – BBC News

FRANCE 24's Jasper Mortimer on suicide bomber in Turkey's Ankara • FRANCE 24 English

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