Explosions kill 17 in Turkey

Authorities in Turkey are investigating after 17 people were killed in two separate explosions in the capital.

Authorities in Turkey are investigating after 17 people were killed in two separate explosions in the capital.

The blasts shook the same industrial area of Ankara hours apart yesterday.

A possible malfunctioning of an oxygen tank is believed to have caused the first explosion, which partly collapsed two storeys of a factory. Rescue workers have so far pulled seven bodies from the rubble.

The second blast sparked a huge blaze which engulfed several workshops and raged throughout the night. Ten bodies have been recovered so far.

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