Car Bomb Hits Turkish Military in Ankara: 29 Killed, 61 Wounded
A car bomb detonated next to a bus carrying Turkish military personnel at a traffic light in central Ankara on February 17, 2016. The explosion was so powerful it left a crater in the road and shattered windows half a mile away. Twenty-nine people died, most of them soldiers on their way home. The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, a TAK splinter group, claimed responsibility within hours. Turkey retaliated with airstrikes in northern Iraq the next day. But the attack wasn't an anomaly — it was the fourth major bombing in Ankara in less than a year. The capital had become the front line.
February 17, 2016
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