Members of emergency services work at the scene of an explosion in Ankara, Turkey on Sunday. A television channel said the bomb exploded close to bus stops near a park at Ankara's main square.

UPTADED Ankara explosion: At least 27 dead, 75 injured in Turkish capital

Blast appears to be a suicide car bombing, says Turkish senior security official

At least 27 people were killed and 75 injured in an explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara on Sunday, according to Ankara’s governor’s office.

The blast occurred near the central Guven Park, close to a major transportation hub.

NTV television says the bomb exploded Sunday near a park at Ankara’s main square. Several cars caught fire.

Several ambulances and police cars were sent to the scene.

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A police officer looks on as a body bag is carried away from the scene of a blast in Ankara on Sunday.

Broadcaster TRT said the blast was caused by a car exploding near a bus stop.

A senior security official says the blast appears to have been a suicide car bombing. A car bomb in February in central Ankara killed 29 people.

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