Dozens have been killed in a new terror attack in Turkey’s capital city, Ankara. The apparent car bombing took place in one of the most crowded parts of Kizilay neighbourhood in the centre of town, while people were waiting at bus stops to go home. We sourced and verified this footage of the moment of the 6:48PM bus stop bombing, which shows the intensity of the blast.
Captured: Huge blast tears through bus stop in Turkey capital #Ankara taking dozens of liveshttps://t.co/q2AAjvtp7a pic.twitter.com/HhdV8qvrak
— D8 News (@D8News) March 13, 2016
The government has already imposed major restrictions on broadcast and publication relating to the incident and implemented censorship of social media services Twitter and Facebook.
Confirmed: Twitter and Facebook throttled throughout Turkey after new #Ankara terror attackhttps://t.co/hGu78hPdyl pic.twitter.com/KeyjH4AsdH
— Turkey Blocks (@TurkeyBlocks) March 13, 2016
US Embassy Warning
The attacks come as it has been revealed that the US Embassy in Turkey provided an early warning on March 11 2016, two days preceding the attack. It is as yet unclear whether the warnings and present attack are directly related.
Featured Photo: A view of the site of an explosion in Ankara, Turkey March 13, 2016. © Stringer / Reuters
