ANKARA - A crisis center was established at the Governor's Office upon directives of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the explosion in a busy shopping center in the capital city of Ankara.
State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin said that all security forces were on alert.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Erdogan, Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit, Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, Land Forces Commander Gen. Ilker Basbug, Naval Forces Commander Admiral Yener Karahaoglu, Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Ergin Saygun came to the scene of the explosion to get information about the blast.