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Oct. 1, 2023

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Turkish policemen and security forces cordon off an area next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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Turkish policemen and security forces cordon off an area next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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Turkish security forces and emergency teams cordon off an area near the Turkish Parliament and Interior Ministry after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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A member of Turkish security forces stands guard near a cordoned off area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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A Turkish policeman talks to passers-by in a cordoned off area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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Turkish police officers take cover as bomb disposal experts work in a area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.
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A bomb disposal expert works next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police, the interior minister said.
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Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya talks to journalists in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.

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