Ankara announces new anti-terror 'action plan'

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says his country is set to introduce fresh security measures following a recent blast that claimed the lives of 28 people in Ankara.

According to Press TV, after a meeting with security chiefs in the capital Ankara on Saturday, Davutoglu said that a new anti-terrorism “action plan” is currently being prepared.

"We are going to make changes in the matter of security," he said, noting that the number of security forces in the country would increase and that their presence would become "more visible."

"Terrorist groups aim to cause trauma and chaos among the population. We must all assist the security forces," he said, adding that, "No security efforts can succeed without the support of the people.”

He also rejected the TAK (Kurdistan Freedom Hawks) militant group’s claim of responsibility for Wednesday's car bombing, stressing that the Kurdish fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD) were responsible for the blast.

The leader of the YPG has denied being behind the attack, saying Turkey wants to escalate its attacks in Syria.

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