Ankara Bomb Blast: 2 Explosions hit Railway Station in Ankara, Many Casualties Reported (Video)

Two explosions took place near the railway station in the center of the Turkish capital of Ankara on Saturday ahead of the trade union’s anti-war rally, Doğan News Agency reported.

More than 50 people were injured, according to the Turkish media.

#BREAKING Photos of #Ankara explosion before a while. #Turkey pic.twitter.com/ldqd4i9M66

— Barzan Sadiq (@BarzanSadiq) October 10, 2015

The Turkish government officials say the blast was a terrorist attack, investigators claim that suicide bomber responsible for the accident. An Anadolu Agency correspondent at the scene said there were bodies and wounded people lying in front of the station on Hipodrum Street. A large number of ambulances arrived at the site of the tragedy. Eyewitnesses say two bombs exploded in a peace demostration organized by trade unions and a number of NGOs to protest against the conflict between the state and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in southeast Turkey.

#Turkey #update: Live video from Ankara, as two explosions hit rally near train station. https://t.co/FdkG73dtXj — José Miguel Sardo (@jmsardo) October 10, 2015

Nigerian Embassy in Ankara has no information about Nigerian nationals being among the casualties.

#Ankara‘daki patlama sonrası ilk görüntüler! https://t.co/WxelEOpRM5

— Hurriyet.com.tr (@Hurriyet) October 10, 2015

Lacrymos sur victimes d’attentat? #Turkey Police uses tear gas to disperse peace rally hit by explosions in #Ankara. pic.twitter.com/kwiEhniTDK — Benoît Crocq (@bcrocq) October 10, 2015

#BREAKING – Explosion targetted a rally of the pro Kurdish #HDP in Ankara. #TwitterKurds #Turkey #PKK pic.twitter.com/QXh76sJGVq

— Slemani Times (@SlemaniTimes) October 10, 2015

The accident occurred at a time of growing security concerns in Turkey, and three weeks ahead of a parliamentary election.