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Explosion rocks Turkish capital Explosion rocks Turkish capital
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Several people have been injured in an explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, according to local media. Several people are reported to have been hurt in a powerful explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara.
The cause of the blast, in one of the capital's busiest commercial districts, was not immediately clear. A CNN-Turk journalist at the scene said he could see several bodies on the ground. TV footage showed the emergency services tending to the injured.
Turkish NTV television quoted Governor Kemal Onal as saying the likely cause was an "accident" and not a bomb. The cause of the blast in Ulus, one of the capital's busiest commercial districts, was not immediately clear.
The emergency services have been dispatched to the scene. It comes after Turkey's ruling party called early legislative elections to end a political stand-off.
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