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Fourteen detained after Ankara car bomb kills 28

Fourteen people have been arrested after a car bomb in the Turkish capital Ankara killed at least 28 people and injured 61 on Wednesday.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said members of the Syria Kurdish YPG rebel group were responsible for the attack near a barracks.

At least six more people were killed after a military convoy was hit by an explosion the following morning.

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Turkey 'will keep fighting attacks at home and abroad'

Turkey will continue to fight against attacks both at home and abroad, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed as officials said 28 people had been confirmed dead in a car bomb attack in Ankara.

28 people have been confirmed dead after the blast in Ankara Credit: Reuters

He said the fight against both the "pawns" who carry out the attacks and the forces behind them.

We will continue our fight against the pawns that carry out such attacks, which know no moral or humanitarian bounds, and the forces behind them with more determination every day.

– President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Another 61 people were injured in the blast, which happened when a car laden with explosives detonated near military buses at a traffic light in the capital city.

Government spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said authorities did not yet have any information as to who was responsible for the attack, which he described as "well-planned".

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