Updated December 17, 2016 19:19:02
Thirteen military personnel have been killed and another 48 people injured after a bus was hit by a car bomb in the central Turkish city of Kayseri, Turkish military confirmed.
The bus transporting soldiers was hit by the fatal explosion near a university, security sources said.
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said the blast was caused by a car bomb targeting the bus.
Broadcaster NTV said the bus was carrying off-duty soldiers and civilians when it was hit by the blast near a bus stop at the campus of Erciyes University.
Turkey's prime ministry office imposed a temporary blackout on coverage of the explosion and urged the media from to refrain from publishing anything that may cause "fear in the public, panic and disorder and which may serve the aims of terrorist organizations".
The explosion came a week after a twin bombing outside an Istanbul soccer stadium killed more than 40 people and wounded more than 100, an attack claimed by Kurdish militants.
More to come.
Reuters
First posted December 17, 2016 18:13:22
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