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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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Syrian Kurdish PYD leader denies YPG Ankara bombing

The Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader has denied the involvement of the YPG militia in the Ankara bombing.

He said the Turkish PM is blaming PYD for Ankara bombing in order to escalate the conflict in Syria.

The KPG is the main Kurdish armed group in Syria.

He added he does not consider Syria an enemy.

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