ANKARA, Turkey: At least 30 persons were killed while 126 others sustained injuries when twin blasts took place outside the main train station in the Turkish Capital Ankara.
The reports said that the explosions were carried out when he people were gathering for a peace march near the railway station.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blasts; however, the Turkish government said that it was possible a terror act.
“We suspect that there is a terrorist connection,” a government official told a foreign news agency.
The security officials in Turkey said that an investigation into the blasts had been initiated while the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called an emergency security meeting to discuss the attack.
“We are investigating the explosion and will share our findings with the public as soon as possible,” a Turkish official told the agency.
Meanwhile in a statement, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed deep grief and sorrow over the causalities in Ankara blast.
The prime minister prayed for eternal peace for the departed souls and commiserated with the people and the government of Turkey.
