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Explosion rocks Turkish capital Explosion rocks Turkish capital
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Several people are reported to have been hurt in a powerful explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Four people have been killed and at least 20 hurt in an explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, officials say.
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. Local television footage shows several people lying seriously injured on the pavement and what looks like a body covered by a blanket.
The cause of the blast in Ulus, one of the capital's busiest commercial districts, was not immediately clear. The blast occurred outside a shopping centre in the Ulus district of the city. The scene has been cordoned off.
It comes after Turkey's ruling party called early legislative elections to end a political stand-off. The cause is not immediately clear but police sources say there is a "strong suspicion" it was a bomb.
Earlier, Turkish NTV television quoted Governor Kemal Onal as saying the likely cause was an "accident" and not a bomb.
Unconfirmed reports suggest an explosive device may have been left at a bus stop.
It comes after Turkey's ruling party this month called early legislative elections to defuse a political stand-off.
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