Blast heard Near Turkish Defense HQ

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BLAST HEARD NEAR TURKISH DEFENCE HQ

BLAST DAMAGES TURKISH DEFENCE HQ

An explosion has damaged a defence ministry building in central Ankara.

Turkish media said the blast, which happened at around 7.45pm British time in a courtyard, shattered windows in the ministry complex and surrounding buildings.

Police sealed off the area.

The explosion came on the first day of a two-day Nato summit in the Turkish city of Istanbul, which is under heavy guard over fears of terrorist attacks.

Hundreds of protesters hurled fire-bombs and stones at police as they tried to reach the conference centre.

Police used tear gas and water cannons to stop the crowd and dozens of people were injured.

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