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Kurdish militant group TAK claims responsibility for Ankara bombing

Published: 20 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 02:08 pm
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Honour guards carry the Turkish flag-draped coffins of car bombing victims during a funeral ceremony at Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara on February 19, 2016. AFP

 

ISTANBUL: A Kurdish militant group once linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility on Friday for the bombing in the Turkish capital Ankara that killed 28 people this week, according to a statement on its website.

The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) said the bombing was in response to the policies of President Tayyip Erdogan and said it would continue its attacks.

REUTERS