At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured after an explosion hit the Turkish capital of Ankara.
Police said a car bomb was detonated near a military headquarters, sending dark smoke billowing into the sky.
The Turkish military said that several buses carrying military personnel were deliberately attacked as they waited at traffic lights.
Local media reported the rush-hour blast was 300m in front of the Chief of Staff's Building, the base for the heads of Turkey's Army, Air Force and Navy.
At least two or three buses and several cars are believed to have been set on fire. Dozens of emergency vehicles were sent to the scene.
A spokesman for the Turkish government said that 28 were killed and 61 were injured, revising earlier figures.
A Turkish security official told Reuters that early signs indicated that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was behind the attack but the government spokesman said it was too early to say.
The blast forced Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to postpone a trip to Brussels where he was due to discuss the migrant crisis with other EU leaders, his office said.
Turkey was keen to follow-up a previous deal aimed at stemming the flow of refugees to Europe - something that many European nations say Turkey has to take some responsibility for.
British Ambassador Richard Moore offered his condolences on Twitter, posting that the "UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Turkey at this difficult time."
A blackout on the reporting of the explosion by local media was imposed - something it has done during similar events in the past.
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