By Heidi Alagha | halagha@krbc.tv
Published 01/12 2016 05:00AM
Updated 01/12 2016 05:00AM
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No group immediately claimed responsibility.
Germany's Foreign Office issued a travel advisory, following the blast. Turkey is a popular destination for German tourists. The blast comes at a time Turkey is dealing with multiple threats to its security.
ISIS and the Kurdish group the PKK have been mentioned in recent outbreaks of violence.
In October, two explosions hit a lunchtime peace rally in Ankara, which called for an end to the renewed conflict between the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and Turkish government. Ninety-nine people were killed and more than 240 were injured.
ISIS is active in neighboring Iraq.
The Turkish government allows the United States to launch strikes on ISIS positions from Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey. "The Islamic State has been unhappy with Turkey's cooperation with the United States," said Fadi Hakura, associate fellow at Chatham House. Kurdish forces have been battling ISIS across a swath of northern Iraq and Syria.
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