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Turkish parliament evacuated after attack warning – media
July 18, 2016 at 08:33
People were evacuated from the Turkish parliament building in Ankara after news circulated that an attack was imminent, according to local media reports.
The parliament is currently on lockdown, with the gates to the building shut.
Now. Surrounding of Turkish parliament blocked by vehicles. pic.twitter.com/h53xXv3eNw
— Gilgo (@agirecudi) July 18, 2016
“We were notified of an attack… The Meclis [parliament] is being evacuated,” Ziya Pir of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party said on Twitter.
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