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Car Bombing Shakes Turkish Capital
Oilprice.com ^ | 17-02-2016 | Jimmy

Posted on 02/17/2016 1:08:05 PM PST by bananaman22

At least 25 people were killed and 45 others were injured in a bomb attack on buses transporting Turkish military personnel in the capital, Ankara, today.

The explosion hit during a high-level security meeting at the Presidential Palace, and targeted an area of central Ankara close to military headquarters and the parliament building.

According to Turkish news agencies, the government has imposed a media blackout following the incident.

Ahead of the media blackout, local authorities said the explosion took out a convoy of military vehicles.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu canceled his Brussels trip for the critical EU Summit on the refugee crisis due to the terror bombing.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ankara; attack; carbomb; receptayyiperdogan; russia; syria; terrorism; turkey

1 posted on 02/17/2016 1:08:05 PM PST by bananaman22
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To: bananaman22

The sublime beauty of Islam reveals itself yet again.


2 posted on 02/17/2016 1:18:40 PM PST by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: bananaman22

False flag - to get Turks the NATO OK to invade Syria via Article 5.


3 posted on 02/17/2016 1:53:46 PM PST by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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To: bananaman22

Just another attack by islam TaKeelYa or how ever it’s spelled.


4 posted on 02/17/2016 1:56:02 PM PST by soycd
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To: soycd

It’s Erdogan’s “Reichstag Fire.”


5 posted on 02/17/2016 1:56:53 PM PST by dfwgator
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6 posted on 02/17/2016 3:23:01 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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