6 Killed, 100 Injured in Ankara Blast

World | May 23, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00
6 Killed, 100 Injured in Ankara Blast

The number of the injured in Tuesday's blast in the centre of Turkey's capital Ankara reached 100, according to official figures.

Six people were killed as a blast ripped off in one of the Turkish capital's busiest commercial centres at a rush hour.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said four Turks and one Pakistani were killed in the blast. Police said an injured person died later in a hospital, raising the death toll to six.

"Is it a suicide bomber or a parcel bomb? Technical teams are working on this," Erdogan told reporters after visiting the scene.

Local media cited an anti-terrorism police official, who speaking on condition of anonymity, said the lack of a crater at the explosion site suggested the possibility of a suicide bomb attack.

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