– Turkey Denies Reports Of Explosion, Says Building Caught Fire, Blaze Under Control:
Update: A huge fire erupted in a residential building in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Tuesday, an official said as cited by Reuters. Earlier Sky News Arabia reported that a huge blast had hit the city.
Images of a massive black cloud of smoke rising above Ankara emerged on social media, as the city recovers from Friday’s attempted coup.
The incident reportedly happened near one of the city’s universities.
Exploasion on #Ankara near Univerity area. #Turkeypic.twitter.com/Xy2Yu799Sx
— Aldin Abazovi? (@Ald_Aba) July 19, 2016
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Moments ago Turkish assets took another leg lower following local press reports of a massive explosion rocking Turkey’s capital Ankara. According to initial unconfirmed reports, the explosion may have taken place at a local TV station.
According to the first official reports, Turkish Kurryiet says the smoke in Ankara is from a fire, not an explosion, although that would not explain the numerous ear-witness reports of, well, an explosion.
Una explosión sacude la capital de Turquía, Ankara https://t.co/wTx8FNxNCS vía @YouTube
— atleonGamer (@ayuda_youtbers) July 19, 2016
Large explosion hits Turkish capital Ankara – reportshttps://t.co/hATQlfpbrM
pic.twitter.com/mpWfOqBrUw— ???????? (@manekicat_koban) July 19, 2016
#Turkey#UPDATE Black clouds imerge as a huge explosion rocked the city of #Ankarapic.twitter.com/2HcYYbsuoX
— GlobalIntelInsight (@global_awar) July 19, 2016
#BREAKING: Large explosion hits Turkish capital #Ankarapic.twitter.com/QpeIFHP9Zw
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) July 19, 2016
Çok feci dumanlar yükseliyor #Ankara da neler oluyor ate?ler buradan gözüküyor! pic.twitter.com/WVkFEOseOC
— Beneyna K. (@beneyna_) July 19, 2016
#BREAKING: Explosion in #Ankara#Turkey. Smoke seen in the area pic.twitter.com/ekMz59rSRd
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) July 19, 2016
Explosion à Ankara #Turquie#Ankarapic.twitter.com/RxdMz9McVk
— Lü (@clitoran) July 19, 2016
The Turkish currency, already weaker on the day, has tumbled more, and is approaching post-coup lows.
Developing story
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