On Saturday in the capital of Turkey, near the site of the anti-war rally organized by activists of the trade unions, was a terrorist attack. As a result of two explosions killed about 30 people and 126 wounded. Explosions could carry out suicide bombers. As the press service of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin confirmed his readiness to work closely with the Turkish authorities in the fight against the terrorist threat.
around 10:00 MSK under the overpass near railway station in Ankara two explosions, which resulted in at least 30 people were killed and 126 injured. The explosions occurred before the trade union anti-war rally, agreed with the authorities. Activists of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would like to speak in support of the world to condemn the actions of terrorist organizations, to call for an end to the conflict between the outlawed Turkey Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the authorities of the country.
Explosions could carry out suicide bombings, Turkish NTV reports citing eyewitnesses. In connection with the attack, Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu will hold an emergency meeting of the Security Council of the country. Before that, he held an emergency meeting with the head of the Interior Ministry Selami Altynokom and the head of the Ministry of Health Mehmet Myuezzinoglu in connection with bombings in Ankara.
In turn, Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telegram to the President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan expressed his willingness to work closely with the authorities in the fight against terrorism. “In a telegram to Russian President expressed the hope that the perpetrators and customers of this cynical crime will be punished, and confirmed readiness for close cooperation with the Turkish authorities in the fight against the terrorist threat,” – said the Kremlin press service.
The Russian Embassy in Ankara has no information on casualties Russians. “The Embassy of the information that the Russians have suffered as a result of explosions have been reported. But the likelihood that they were there, very low “- told” Interfax “the press attache of the Russian Embassy in Turkey Igor Mityakov.
According to CNN Turk, on the site of the explosion came a large number of ambulances.
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