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At least five dead in Ankara blast - Turkish news agency

ANKARA (Reuters) - At least five people were killed in an explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara on Sunday, Dogan news agency reported.

A security official earlier told Reuters that an unknown number of people were killed and wounded in the blast near the central Guven Park, close to a major transportation hub.

Broadcaster TRT said the blast was caused by a car exploding near a bus stop. A car bomb in February in central Ankara killed 29 people.

(Reporting by Ece Toksabay and Asli Kandemir; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Nick Tattersall)