“This damnable terror is continuing to target our people,” Omer Celik, the minister in charge of European Union affairs, said on his Twitter account. “We will continue our struggle against terrorism until the end in the name of humanity.”
Several cars in the parking lot caught fire after the blast, video footage showed. The blast also damaged the government building, Anadolu Agency said.
Some of the wounded were in serious condition, said Huseyin Sozlu, the mayor for the city.
“The bomb that was detonated was a high impact one,” he said.
As with previous attacks, Turkish authorities imposed a media ban, barring broadcast and publication of graphic images or information that might hinder the investigation.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:newsbharati.com)
