Çankaya, Ankara

At least 34 people were killed and another 125 wounded after a suicide car bombing took place in central Ankara on Sunday.

Thirty people were killed on the site of the attack, four other died on their way to hospital, with one or two of them believed to be the attackers.

Several countries, including the U.S., the U.K. and Russia, have condemned the suicide bomb attack in the Turkish capital of Ankara, which claimed at least 34 lives. 

U.S. State Department Spokesman John Kirby on March 13 conveyed condolences to the families of those killed Sunday and wished a quick recovery for the wounded.

A huge explosion has rocked the capital of Turkey, Ankara Saturday with the result of 34 dead and 125 injured, 2 of which are in critical condition. According to witnesses a car bomb went off in Guvenpark in Kizilay close to several bus stops. Some vehicles were on fire. According to the Greek embassy in Turkey there are no Greeks among the dead.

A suspected car-bomb explosion in central Ankara has claimed at least 27 lives on Sunday evening, Hurriyet daily newspaper reported, citing a statement from the city governor's office.

Another 75 people were wounded in the explosion which hit Kizilay districtin the central part of Turkey's capital.

Earlier media reports mentioned at least five casualties.

At least 34 were killed while 125 wounded people were at hospitals after an explosion hit central Ankara on March 13, Health Minister Mehmet Müezzino?lu has said in a press conference. A bomb-laden car caused the blast, the announcement Interior Minister Efkan Ala said at the same conference after a security meeting in Ankara. 

An explosion has hit central Ankara near the Education Ministry on March 13. Reports state that there are wounded people in the area. 

The explosion took place in the Güvenpark in the K?z?lay district in central Ankara at 6.35 p.m. A number of vehicles were on fire and many ambulances arrived at the scene after the blast. 

According to initial report within the investigation, the perpetrator of the suicide bomb attack in Ankara last week was a Turkish citizen who had entered the county with a fake Syrian identity document.

The bomber has been identified as Abdulbaki Somer, who was born in the southeastern Turkish province of Van, Hurriyet Daily News informs.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu received a briefing from security officials following the last terrorist attack in Ankara and decided on a new "Capital City Security Action Plan" for Ankara. According to this plan, police and new technological equipment support will be provided to the capital city.

Ankara understands investors' concerns about terror attacks in Turkey, but the country will again draw investment because its foundations are solid, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet ?im?ek has said in a joint press meeting with the head of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

The leaders of Turkey's opposition parties have condemned a car bomb attack targeting shuttles carrying military personnel in Ankara that killed 28 people and wounded 61 others.