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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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Turkish PM: Kurdish YPG behind Ankara attack

Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu Credit: Reuters

Kurdish YPG forces are behind the Ankara bomb attack, the Turkish prime minister has said.

The Syrian group carried out the attack that killed 28 people with PKK militants in Turkey, according to Mr Davutoglu.

In a live television speech, Davutoglu said the bombing showed that the Syrian Kurdish YPG is a terrorist organisation and that Turkey expects cooperation from its allies against the group.

Washington, which has said the YPG is not a terrorist group, has backed the insurgents in the fight against Islamic State in Syria.

Mr Davutoglu said nine people have been detained after the attack yesterday.

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