Ankara blast: Kurdish group TAK claims responsibility
(VOVworld) - The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), a militant group active in Turkey, claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack that killed 37 people in the capital Ankara on March 13, according to a statement on its website on Thursday.
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| Turkey has suffered a series of terror attacks in recent months (Photo: BBC) |
The group described the car bombing as "vengeful action" for security operations in the mainly Kurdish southeast region that have been underway since July. The group also released the photo of the bomber, a 24-year old woman named Seher Cagla Demir.
Earlier this week, Turkey named one of the bombers as Seher Cagla Demir, a member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) since 2013. Sunday's suicide car bombing took place in a busy commercial district and transport hub in the centre of Ankara. Dozens of people were wounded.