Ankara, car bomb blast kills 34; Turkey condemns,terror attack

Ankara car bomb blast kills 34; Turkey condemns 'terror attack

Ankara, car bomb blast kills 34; Turkey condemns,terror attack

A car bomb explosion ripped through a busy square in the Turkish capital Sunday evening, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125 others, officials said

The death toll could include one or two attackers, Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said

Scores of police cars, firefighters and medical personnel rushed to the scene

Security forces evacuated the area, the official Turkish news agency Anadolu reported 

We condemn this terror attack

 People who carried out this attack will never succeed," Interior Minister Efkan Ala said

Turkey will overcome. Our determination to fight against terror will never be deterred by attacks like this

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed regional instability for the violence

"When terror organizations and the ones who use them as a tool start losing their fight against the security forces," he said, "they apply the most cruel methods and target our innocent people

Authorities haven't released details about who they believe was behind the blast

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It's too early to talk about who carried out this attack. The investigation is ongoing," a senior Turkish official said

Our priority right now is the wounded

The explosion apparently targeted a transportation hub where bus stops and a metro station are located in the Kizilay neighborhood, Anadolu said

A bombing that targeted military vehicles in the capital in February killed at least 28 people

Last week, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara warned of a possible terrorist plot to strike government buildings in the capital's Bahcelievler neighborhood, which is just a few minute's drive from the square where Sunday's explosion occurred