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Ankara residents fear using public transport after attack

Türkiye Materials 16 March 2016 11:29 (UTC +04:00)
Following the terrorist attack in Ankara, a lot of people in the Turkish capital are afraid to use the public transport, specifically buses and the underground
Ankara residents fear using public transport after attack

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 16

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Following the terrorist attack in Ankara, a lot of people in the Turkish capital are afraid to use the public transport, specifically buses and the underground, the Turkish newspaper 'Milliyet' reported March 16.

The city's population fears new terrorist attacks, according to the newspaper.

A car bomb exploded in Ankara on March 13, near a crowded bus stop. The explosion killed as many as 37 people, 125 more got injured. The Turkish Sozcu newspaper released the name of the female suicide bomber March 14, which may be involved in the explosion in Ankara.

The suicide bomber probably was Seher Cagla Demir, a member of the PKK terrorist organization, according to the newspaper. This information hasn't been officially confirmed.

Preliminary reports said the two suicide bombers, one male and one female triggered the explosive device, while in the car. The majority of the victims of the terrorist attack in Ankara are Turkish citizens, according to the preliminary data.

Turkey's General Directorate of Security made an announcement March 14 that the police are looking for other 20 car bombs in the country.

Meanwhile, the Turkish police reported that the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) terrorist organization intends to realize a series of terrorist attacks from March 20 to March 30 in major cities of Turkey.

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