Dozens die in Ankara suicide bomb

At least 34 people were killed and over 125 others were injured after a suicide car bomb was detonated near bus stops in the heart of the Turkish capital.

The blast, which Turkish police believe was carried out by Kurdish militants, occurred on Ankara’s main boulevard, close to the main square and a public park.

Turkish health minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said 19 of the wounded were in serious condition. He said that 30 people died at the scene, while the other four perished at hospitals. Two of the dead were believed to be the assailants, he added.