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The Latest: At least 27 killed in Ankara blast; 75 wounded

Members of emergency services work at the scene of an explosion in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, March 13, 2016. A television channel said the bomb exploded close to bus stops near a park at Ankara's main square, Kizilay. The news channel said the explosion occurred as a car slammed into a bus, suggesting that the blast may have been caused by a car bomb. Several vehicles had caught fire, it said. (AP Photo)
Members of emergency services work at the scene of an explosion in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, March 13, 2016. A television channel said the bomb exploded close to bus stops near a park at Ankara's main square, Kizilay. The news channel said the explosion occurred as a car slammed into a bus, suggesting that the blast may have been caused by a car bomb. Several vehicles had caught fire, it said. (AP Photo) Members of emergency services work at the scene of an explosion in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, March 13, 2016. A television channel said the bomb exploded close to bus stops near a park at Ankara's main square, Kizilay. The news channel said the explosion occurred as a car slammed into a bus, suggesting that the blast may have been caused by a car bomb. Several vehicles had caught fire, it said. (AP Photo)

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – The Latest on an explosion in Turkey’s capital, Ankara (all times local):

8:15 p.m.

The Ankara governor’s office says the explosion in the Turkish capital has killed at least 27 people.

It said at least 75 others were wounded in the blast that occurred near Ankara’s main square.

The explosion is believed to have been caused by a car bomb that went off close to bus stops.

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7:15 p.m.

News reports say a large explosion in the capital Ankara has caused several casualties.

NTV television says the bomb exploded Sunday near a park at Ankara’s main square. Several cars caught fire.

Several ambulances and police cars were sent to the scene.