Ankara bomber was member of militant rebel group, says official

Kurdistan Workers' Party blamed for suicide car bombings that killed at least 37 people

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Emergency workers explore the site of the explosion in Ankara
(Image credit: Elif Sogut/Getty Images)

One of the suicide car bombers who killed at least 37 people in Ankara yesterday is thought to have been a female militant from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a senior Turkish government official has claimed.

The attack took place in Guven Park in the Kizilay district, a transport hub that is home to many administrative buildings, including the justice and interior ministries. Several vehicles were reduced to burnt-out wrecks, including a bus, and 125 people were being treated in hospitals for injuries.

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