{"id":420966,"date":"2023-10-01T11:34:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T08:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=420966"},"modified":"2023-10-01T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T08:34:31","slug":"turkey-says-terrorists-set-off-bomb-at-ankara-government-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/turkey-says-terrorists-set-off-bomb-at-ankara-government-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey says terrorists set off bomb at Ankara government building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey\u2019s interior minister said on Sunday two terrorists carried out a bomb attack in front of the ministry buildings in Ankara, adding one of them died in the explosion and the other was \u201cneutralised\u201d by authorities there.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish media earlier reported that an explosion was heard near the parliament and ministerial buildings, and broadcasters showed footage of debris scattered on a street near the interior ministry.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em>\u00a0footage showed soldiers, ambulances, fire trucks, and an armoured vehicle gathered near the centre of Turkey\u2019s capital, where police had blocked several nearby roads.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<div class=\"media__item  media__item--twitter  \">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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