Explosive device detonated in the heart of the Turkish capital of Ankara
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YAVUZ OZDEN/DIA IMAGES VIA AP
Turkish policemen and security forces cordon off an area next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.YAVUZ OZDEN/DIA IMAGES VIA AP
Turkish policemen and security forces cordon off an area next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkish security forces and emergency teams cordon off an area near the Turkish Parliament and Interior Ministry after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A member of Turkish security forces stands guard near a cordoned off area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Turkish policeman talks to passers-by in a cordoned off area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkish police officers take cover as bomb disposal experts work in a area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.YAVUZ OZDEN/DIA IMAGES VIA AP
A bomb disposal expert works next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police, the interior minister said.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya talks to journalists in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.